In Memoriam
Prof. Dr. Irene Etzersdorfer
Prof. Dr. Irene Etzersdorfer
19.12.1958 – 28.10.2022
The Department of Political Science mourns Irene Etzersdorfer.
She leaves a huge gap in the Austrian academic landscape. For her formative services to Political Science in teaching and research, we keep her in grateful and honourable memory.
We express our sincere sympathy to her relatives.
The Head of the Department, the Director of Studies and all employees of the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
Obituary of the employees of the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna (in German)
ao. Univ.-Prof. DDr. Ingfrid Schütz-Müller
ao. Univ.-Prof. DDr. Ingfrid Schütz-Müller
09.03.1944 – 18.09.2018
The Department of Political Science mourns Ingfrid Schütz-Müller.
We owe him a great deal of gratitude for his extraordinary engagement in research and teaching as well as for his services as bridge-builder into Austrian politics and other countries. We keep him a grateful and honorable memory.
We express our sincere sympathy to his relatives.
Obituary of the employees of the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna (in German)
Obituary of the Department for Cultural- and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna (in German)
o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schneider
o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schneider
10.08.1929 – 01.04.2018
As co-founder of the Department of Political Science (University of Vienna) and as a professor of many years' standing the Austrian Political Science owes Heinrich Schneider a great deal of gratitude.
The Department of Political Science mourns a highly esteemed colleague.
We express our sincere sympathy to his relatives.
Obituary Department of Political Science, University of Vienna (in German)
Obituary Department of European Politics Berlin
Obituary The Archdiocese of Vienna (in German)
Obituary Kathpress - Catholic Press Agency Austria (in German)
Dr. Gudrun Hauer
Dr. Gudrun Hauer
08.07.1953 – 04.11.2015
The department loses with Gudrun Hauer, long-term lecturer at the Department of Political Science, a committed and valued colleague.
Obituary Department of Political Science (Karin Liebhart, in German)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herbert Gottweis
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herbert Gottweis
08.02.1958 – 31.03.2014
With the Death of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herbert Gottweis the Austrian political science and the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna loses a ground-breaking personality, a passionate scientist and a central actor.
Obituary of the Colleagues of the Department of Political Science
Valediction for Herbert Gottweis (BioSocieties: Palgrave Macmillan)