Diskussionswürdige Ehrungen | Honors worthy of discussion

Kritische Reflexion der bisherigen Ehrungen 2023: „Diskussionswürdige“ Ehrungen

The critical critical review of the University of Vienna's honors practice to date in 2022/23 was based on the following definition of “honors worthy of discussion (diskussionswürdig)”:

"Honors of persons who have rather formally supported ideologies or functionaries* who have emerged through anti-Semitic, racist, fascist content or have propagated prejudices towards group-related misanthropy (such as simple NSDAP members without further functions and public commitment) are considered worthy of discussion"

From today's perspective, 39 people who received a total of 56 honors were classified as “worthy of discussion” (the number of honorees differs from the number of honors due to seven double honors, two triple honors and two quadruple honors).

These are distributed across eleven faculties and centers of the University of Vienna, with ten honorees or 15 honors being awarded by the former Faculty of Medicine/current 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
Wagner-Jauregg Julius Denkmal „Nobelpreis und Universität Wien“ 2006-06-29
Verdroß-Droßberg Alfred Gate of Remembrance Faculty of Law 1998
Klinge Günther Ehrenbürger*in civ.h.c. Geisteswissenschaftliche Fakultät 1997-06-23
Franko Iwan Monument Gedenktafel Institut für Germanistik Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies 1993-10-29
Kraupp Otto Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Medicine 1990-06-26
Strzygowski Josef (Joseph) Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Philosophy 1981-01
Praschniker Camillo Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Philosophy 1980-11
Riehl jun. Gustav Honorary Senator sen.h.c. 1980-06-11
Hofreiter Nikolaus Badge of Honor Ehrenz. gold. Faculty of Philosophy 1975
Toepfer Alfred Carl Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1974-06-26
Pittioni Richard Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1973-06-04
Mahr Alexander Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1971-06-17
Innitzer Theodor Scholarships/Awards/Foundations Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis Faculty of Catholic Theology 1971
Streicher Margarete Stipendien/Preise/Stiftungen Gaulhofer-Streicher-Gedenkstiftung und -Preis Philosophische Fakultät 1969
Gaulhofer Karl Stipendien/Preise/Stiftungen Gaulhofer-Streicher-Gedenkstiftung und -Preis Philosophische Fakultät 1968
Reininger Robert Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1967
Molisch Hans Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Philosophy 1966
Butenandt Adolf Honorary Doctorate Dr. med. h.c. Faculty of Medicine 1965-05-11
Mothes Kurt Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1965-05-11
Müller-Armack Alfred Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1965-05-11
Troll Carl Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1965-05-11
Dopsch Alfons Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1965
Sölch Johann Denkmal Arkadenhof Philosophische Fakultät 1965
Wettstein Ritter von Westersheim Richard Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1963
Verdroß-Droßberg Alfred Honorary Doctorate Dr. theol. h.c. Faculty of Catholic Theology 1961-11-18
Gaulhofer Karl Monument Gaulhofer-Gedenkstein Faculty of Philosophy 1961
Verdroß-Droßberg Alfred Honorary Senator sen. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1960-04-26
Messner Johannes Honorary Doctorate Dr. theol. h.c. Faculty of Catholic Theology 1956-12-05
Meister Richard Honorary Senator sen.h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1956-06-27
Luick Karl Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1956
Pöch Rudolf Commemorative Plaque of Faculty Faculty of Philosophy 1956
Toldt Carl Monument Denkmal, Anatomisches Institut Faculty of Medicine 1956
Arzt Leopold Badge of Honor Ehrenz. Faculty of Medicine 1954-06-23
Riehl sen. Gustav Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Medicine 1954
Much Rudolf Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1952
Sperl Hans Badge of Honor Ehrenz. Faculty of Law and State 1951-11-12
Hochstetter Ferdinand Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1951-03-09
Meister Richard Badge of Honor Ehrenz. Faculty of Philosophy 1951-02-24
Innitzer Theodor Scholarships/Awards/Foundations Kardinal-Innitzer-Studienfonds Faculty of Catholic Theology 1951
Wagner-Jauregg Julius Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Medicine 1951
Innitzer Theodor Badge of Honor Ehrenz. Faculty of Catholic Theology 1950-12-22
Molisch Hans Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Philosophy 1950
Seipel Ignaz Monument in arcaded court Faculty of Catholic Theology 1950
Schmidt Wilhelm Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1948-05-08
Meister Richard Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1948-04-17
Wagner-Jauregg Julius Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1937-05-22
Wagner-Jauregg Julius Honorary Doctorate Dr. phil. h.c. Faculty of Philosophy 1937-05-22
Dopsch Alfons Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1936-03-14
Innitzer Theodor Honorary Doctorate Dr. jur. h.c. Faculty of Law and State 1936-03-07
Maresch Rudolf Monument Faculty of Medicine 1935