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Insignien des „Collegium Poetarum et Mathematicorum“

525 Years Since the Founding of the “Collegium Poetarum”

On October 31, 1501, Emperor Maximilian I signed the charter establishing the “ Collegium Poetarum et Mathematicorum.” The establishment of this college, which operated outside the traditional faculty structures, was initiated by Konrad Celtis to ensure the establishment of humanistic disciplines…

Grundsteinlegung für das Leopold Figl-Observatorium am Mitterschöpfl, 13. September 1966

60th Anniversary of the Start of Construction on the Leopold Figl Observatory

On September 13, 1966, a ceremony was held to lay the cornerstone of the Vienna University Observatory’s branch facility at Mitterschöpfl near Altenmarkt an der Triesting. On the same day, the Academic Senate decided to name the new observatory after its great advocate, Leopold Figl. Just a few…

In Memoriam Thomas Maisel (1959–2026)

We, the staff of the University of Vienna Archives, the editorial team of the website 650 plus – History of the University of Vienna, and the Forum “Contemporary History of the University of Vienna”, mourn with deep sorrow the loss of our longtime supervisor, colleague, and companion, Hofrat Mag…

Constantin Alexander Economo Freiherr von San Serff (1876–1931)

150th Birthday of Constantin Economo

Constantin Alexander Economo Freiherr von San Serff was born on August 21, 1876, in Brăila, Romania. He studied medicine medicine at the University of Vienna until 1901, specializing in neurology and psychiatry. He earned his habilitation in 1913 (associate professor 1920) and worked at the…

550th Anniversary of the Death of Johannes Regiomontanus

On July 6, 1476, Johannes Regiomontanus, one of the most outstanding astronomers and mathematicians on the cusp of the modern era, whose works paved the way for the shift away from the geocentric worldview, died. Born in 1436 as Johannes Müller, he studied in Leipzig and, beginning in 1450, at the…

Rückführung der Universitätsbibliothek ins Hauptgebäude

40 Years since the Waldheim Affair

During the 1986 presidential campaign, Austrian and international media revealed Kurt Waldheim’s concealed past as a Wehrmacht officer and his possible involvement in crimes committed during the Nazi era. Despite fierce criticism both at home and abroad, Waldheim won the runoff election on June 8…

Robert Bárány (1876–1936), Ohrenheilkunde

150th birthday of Robert Bárány

150 years ago, on 22 April 1876, the physician Robert Bárány was born. He was the third Nobel laureate from Austria(-Hungary), following Bertha von Suttner and Alfred Hermann Fried. He was awarded the prize in 1914 for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus, but due to…

Franz Klein (1854–1926), Römisches Recht, Österreichisches Zivilprozessrecht

100th anniversary of the death of Franz Klein

On 6 April 1926, the legal scholar Franz Klein died in Vienna. Klein studied law and political science at the University of Vienna, qualified as a professor of Austrian civil procedure law in 1885 and was also authorized to teach Roman law in 1891. In 1891, Klein was appointed to the Ministry of…

Karikatur auf die Einführung des Frauenstudiums

130 years of women and higher education

March 1896 marked two milestones for women's access to higher education in Austria: Women were admitted to the Matura examination and to the nostrification of medical doctorates from abroad. Until then, women had only been present at the University of Vienna in exceptional cases, but now they were…

Anton Menger (1841–1906), Rektor 1895/96

120th anniversary of Anton Menger's death

On 6 February 1906, the legal scholar Anton Menger (von Wolfensgrün) died in Rome. Menger was an associate professor of Austrian civil procedure law at the University of Vienna from 1874 and a full professor from 1877. He served as dean and senator of the Faculty of Law and Political Science and as…

Josef Bohatec (1876–1954), evangel. Theologie

150th birthday of Josef Bohatec

The philosopher and theologian Josef Bohatec was born on 26 January 1876 in Kochow, Moravia. After studying philosophy and theology and completing his habilitation in Bonn, Bohatec became professor of Reformed dogmatics and symbolism at the Protestant Theological Faculty in Vienna in 1913, which did…

Ältestes Großes Siegel der Universität Wien („Sigillum Magnum“, 1365)

660 years of the University of Vienna

The year 2025 marks the 660th anniversary of the founding of the University of Vienna. As every year, on Dies academicus on March 12, the university's central public holiday, the founder Rudolf IV was commemorated and university honors were awarded. Since the 19th century, the founding anniversaries…