Problematische Ehrungen | Problematic honors

Kritische Reflexion der bisherigen Ehrungen 2023: „Problematische“ Ehrungen

The following definition of “problematic honors” was used in the critical review of the University of Vienna's honors practice to date in 2022/23:

“Problematic honors are those awarded to individuals who have made anti-Semitic, racist or fascist statements or actions in public or who have expressed prejudices towards group-based misanthropy.”

From today's perspective, 28 people, who received a total of 33 honors, were classified as “problematic” (the number of honorees differs from the number of honors due to three double honors and one triple honor).

These are spread across nine faculties of the University of Vienna, with five honorees or seven honors being awarded to the then Faculty of Medicine/now: Medical University of Vienna (see chart).

 

Authors

Herbert Posch, Katharina Kniefacz, Ulrike Denk, Nina Knieling, Thomas Maisel

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23.10.2026

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Problematic Worthy of discussion
Surname First name Honor Title Faculty Date
Lorenz Konrad Monument "Nobel Prize and University of Vienna" 2006-06-29
Lesky (geb. Klingenstein) Erna Gate of Remembrance Lesky-Tor Faculty of Humanities 1999
Lesky Albin Gate of Remembrance Lesky Gate Faculty of Humanities 1998
Abel Othenio Room Name Seminarraum Othenio Abel Faculty of Natural Sciences 1995
Schachermeyr Fritz Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Humanities 1984-11-27
Schönbauer Leopold Monument Gedenktafel, Altes AKH Faculty of Medicine 1981-01-29
Hecht Friedrich Badge of Honor Ehrenz. gold. Faculty of Philosophy 1975
Kastner Walther Badge of Honor Ehrenz. gold. Faculty of Law and State 1973-06-28
Kastner Walther Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1972-05-25
Krelle Wilhelm Honorary Doctorate Dr. rer. soc. oec. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1971-06-17
Lesky Albin Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1966-06-24
Forsthoff Ernst Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1965-05-11
Heilmeyer Ludwig Honorary Doctorate Dr. med. h.c. Faculty of Medicine 1965-05-11
Schenk Erich Badge of Honor Ehrenz. Faculty of Philosophy 1962-12-15
Boehringer Ernst Honorary Citizen civ.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1962-02-05
Kuhn Richard Johann Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1960-12-13
Billroth Theodor Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Medicine 1950
Miloslavić Eduard Luka Honorary Doctorate Dr. med. h.c. Faculty of Medicine 1945-01-23
Billroth Theodor Denkmal Denkmal am Campus Hof 1 (ehem. AKH) Medizinische Fakultät 1944
Mitsui Takaharu Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1943-04-27
Weinheber Josef Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1942-03-18
Abel Othenio Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1941-01-17
Gleispach Wenzel Graf von Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1941-01-17
Hugelmann Karl Gottfried Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1941-01-17
Layer Max Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1941-01-17
Machatschek Friedrich (Fritz) Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1941-01-17
Uebersberger Hans Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1941-01-17
Crainic Nichifor Honorary Doctorate Dr. theol. h.c. Faculty of Protestant Theology 1940-11-05
Backlund Helge Götrik Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1940-11-04
Müllner Josef Ehrenzeichen Ehrenz. Philosophische Fakultät 1936-06-27
Müller-Guttenbrunn Adam Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1922-07-14
Billroth Theodor Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Medicine 1897-11-07
Hamerling Robert Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Philosophy 1893-05-24
Schönbauer Leopold Monument Denkmal AKH-Direktoren