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150th birthday of Josef Hupka

The lawyer Josef Hupka was born in Vienna on February 22, 1875. Hupka studied law at the University of Vienna and qualified as a professor of Roman law and commercial law. He was a full professor from 1915 and also served as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of…

Karl Schrauf (1835–1904), Universitätsarchivar

190th birthday of Karl Schrauf

Karl Schrauf, who later became a historian and archivist at the University of Vienna, was born in Vienna on January 11, 1835. After studying theology, Schrauf turned to history and began the training course at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research in 1871. In 1872 he became a civil servant…

Weihnachtskarte der Universität Wien 2024

Christmas at the University of Vienna

As one of the high festivals of the Catholic Church, Christmas has of course also been celebrated at the University since the Middle Ages. The annual routine of university members was – and to some extent still is today – structured by church holidays and festive seasons, just like society as a…

Ludwig (Ludo) Moritz Hartmann (1865–1924), Römische und mittelalterliche Geschichte

100th anniversary of the death of Ludo Moritz Hartmann

The ancient historian, medievalist, politician and popular education pioneer Ludo Moritz Hartmann died in Vienna on November 14, 1924. Hartmann qualified as a professor of ancient and medieval history at the University of Vienna in 1889. It was not until 1918 that he was appointed associate…

Redesign of the “Gates of Remembrance”

In 1998, in the course of the opening of the Campus of the University of Vienna, the 23 new entrances and crossings were named after important personalities and equipped with information boards about their biographies. The content of these Gates of Remembrance has been revised according to the…

Matriculation – Enrolment – Admission through the centuries

Matriculation/enrolment/admission, the registration for the university or for studies, marks the beginning of the studies. For decades, long queues of students in front of the study and examination department characterized the image of the university at the beginning of the semester. Today…

Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), Musik, Porträt 1868

200th birthday of Anton Bruckner

Anton Bruckner, one of the most important composers of his time, was born 200 years ago on September 4, 1824. The Bruckner Year 2024 will be celebrated in a big way, especially in his native Upper Austria, and the composer will be honored with numerous events and publications. Here, a lesser-known…

Jesuitenkirche und Akademisches Kolleg („Collegium Academicum Viennense Societatis Jesu“)

400 years Academic College

On August 1, 1624, the foundation stone was laid for the new “ Collegium Academicum Viennense Societatis Jesu”, which brought about a radical reorganization of the old university district. With the “ Pragmatic Sanction“ of 1623 Emperor Ferdinand II had transferred teaching at the Faculty of…

100th anniversary of Josef Herzig's death

The chemist Josef Herzig died in Vienna on July 4, 1924. Herzig was promoted a private lecturer in chemistry in 1887 and appointed associate professor in 1897. However, due to his Mosaic religioun, he was set back when promotions were due. Although he was appointed full professor in 1913, he still…

Clemens Pirquet (1874–1929), Kinderheilkunde, um 1920

150th birthday of Clemens Pirquet

Clemens Peter Pirquet Freiher von Cesenatico was born on May 12, 1874. He was a pioneer in pediatrics and was particularly interested in the treatment of infectious diseases. In the course of his research, he discovered, among other things, that vaccinations can trigger hypersensitivity reactions…

Max Dvořák (Dvorak) (1874–1921), Kunstgeschichte

150th birthday of Max Dvořák

The art historian Max Dvořák was born on 24 June 1874. Dvořák qualified as a private lecturer in art history at the University of Vienna in 1902. In 1905, he became an associate professor and general curator of the k.k. Zentral-Kommission zur Erforschung und Erhaltung der Kunst- und Historischen…

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

170th birthday of Franz Klein

The Legal scholar Franz Klein was born in Vienna on 24 April 1854. 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…

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