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Hertha Firnberg (1909–1994), Politikerin

50 years of the Ministry of Science

On July 24, 1970, with the entry of the “Bundesministeriengesetz” the SPÖ government under Bruno Kreisky founded the new Ministry of Science, separated from the teaching department. As Austria‘s first female socialdemocratic minister, Hertha Firnberg, took over its development as Federal Minister of…

600 years Geserah in Vienna

On 23 May 1420, all Jews in Vienna and Lower Austria were arrested on the orders of Duke Albrecht V. As a result, torture, forced baptism, expulsions and, in March 1421, the execution of over two hundred remaining Jews took place at the stake in Erdberg (now the 3rd district of Vienna). The…

Königliches Reskript (1521), mit dem Georg Tannstetter von seiner Lektur dispensiert wird

The university in times of pandemic

On 16 March, 2020, “ emergency operation” was introduced at the University of Vienna as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2), which is tantamount to a closure. University teaching was switched to “remote learning” and the university staff were obliged to “home office”…

Rückführung der Universitätsbibliothek ins Hauptgebäude

75 years end of WWII in Vienna

A few days before the end of the war, on 5 April 1945, the assistants Kurt Horeischy and Hans Vollmar – members of a resistance group – the were shot when they tried to prevent the damaging of the electron microscope of the 1st Chemical Institute. On 10 April 1945, the first Soviet soldiers reached…

350th birthday of Berthold Dietmayr

On 15 March 1670 the later abbot and rector Berthold Dietmayr was born in Scheibbs. Dietmayr studied theology at the University of Vienna after entering the Benedictine Melk Abbey. He was ordained a priest in 1696 and graduated doctor of theology in 1701. In the academic year 1706/07 he acted as…

150th day of death of Franz Unger

The famous botanist, paleontologist and plant physiologist Franz Unger died on 13 February 1870. Unger studied medicine at the University of Vienna from 1820. From 1836 he taught botany and zoology in Graz, in 1850 he became professor of botany in Vienna. Unger made significant contributions to…

Heinrich Lammasch (1853–1920), Strafrecht, Völkerrecht

100th anniversary of Heinrich Lammaschʼs death

On 6 January 1920 Heinrich Lammasch, professor of international law died in Salzburg. Lammasch studied law at the University of Vienna and became professor for international law at the Faculty of Law and Economics in 1889. He also acted as a moderate conservative in domestic politics. In October…

Leo Simon Reinisch (1832–1919) mit der Rektorskette der Universität Wien

100th anniversary of the death of Simon Leo Reinisch

On 24 December 1919, the famous Egyptologist and Africanist Simon Leo Reinisch died. Reinisch taught at the University of Vienna from 1861 and became a full professor of Egyptian Antique Studies in 1873 - the first chair of Egyptology in Austria. In his research, he devoted himself to the scientific…

Eric Kandel bei der Feier der Universität Wien und Medizinischen Universität Wien zu seinem 90. Geburtstag

90th birthday of Eric Kandel

On the occasion of the 90th birthday of Eric Kandel, the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna invited to a festival for the researcher, humanist and Nobel laureate on November 7, 2019. We owe Eric Kandel fundamental insights into the functioning of the human brain. In 1994 he…

Erika Weinzierl (1925–2014), Zeitgeschichte

5th anniversary of the death of Erika Weinzierl

On 28 October 2014, Erika Weinzierl died in Vienna. Erika Weinzierl was a contemporary historian, well-known far beyond the academic borders. From 1979 to 1995 she taught at the Department of Contemporary History of the University of Vienna. For a long time she was the only female full professor in…

Hans Horst Meyer (1853–1939), Pharmakologie

80th anniversary of the death of Hans Horst Meyer

On 6 October 1939, the pharmacologist Hans Horst Meyer died in Vienna. Meyer was Professor of Experimental Pharmacology at the University of Vienna, served as Dean of the Medical Faculty and as Rector. He is considered one of the most important pioneers of experimental pharmacology in Austria. From…

Luftaufnahme der Universität Wien von Nord-Ost

80 years beginning of World War II

When the World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, the University of Vienna was not entirely unprepared. Already months, partly years before, the university had begun to prepare for a war on several levels. The initial war euphoria of many students and teachers…