Austrian of the year

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The Austrians of the year have done a lot in the fields of science, economy and humanity. The winners are chosen annually by the daily newspaper Die Presse in cooperation with ORF .

Award winners

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Marianne Hengl was also presented with a check for her aid organization "RollOn" for 10,000 euros.

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • Creative Industries: Martin Hollinetz , Otelo Technologielabor
    • The following were also nominated: Hermann Kaufmann , architect; Gerald Kiska, Kiska design office; Jogi Neufeld, subotron game platform; Simone Springer and Yuji Mizobuchi, pink mosa shoes
  • Research: Andrea Fischer , glacier researcher
    • Also nominated were: Wolfgang Maass, computer scientist and brain researcher; Wolfgang Neubauer, archaeologist; Hermann Steffan, vehicle safety researcher; Verena Winiwarter, environmental historian
  • Entrepreneurship: Stefan Poledna and Georg Kopetz, TTTech Computertechnik
    • Also nominated were: Toni Hubmann, Tonis Freilandeier; Eveline Pupeter-Fellner, Emporia ; Michael Schwarzkopf, Plansee ; Stefan Weissenböck, Weissenböck building materials plant
  • Cultural heritage: Willi Resetarits , musician
  • humanitarian commitment: Christine Scholten and Renate Schnee, Association "Neighbors in Vienna"
    • Also nominated were: Cecily Corti, VinziRast ; Martina Fasslabend, "Die Möwe" association; Georg Schärmer, Caritas Tirol , Hana Zanin, dance and theater association "I am ok"

2014

  • Family and work: Christa Neuper , University of Graz
    • Also nominated were: Ute habenicht, jewelry and watches; Frank Hensel, Rewe; Sabine Herlitschka , Infineon; Peter Röhrig, MAM Baby Articles
  • Research: Dieter Gruber , plastics technician
    • Also nominated were: Gottfried Kirchengast, climate researcher; Dirk Rupnow , contemporary historian; Herta Steinkellner, molecular biologist; Kurt Zatloukal, pathologist
  • humanitarian commitment: Gertrude Bogyi , Die Boje
    • Also nominated were: Tobias Judmaier, Sabine Schellander and Paul Streli, www.issmich.at; Michael König, Diakonie Salzburg; Gabi Plattner, Tyrolean women's refuge; Jutta Zagler, MonA-Net
  • Cultural heritage: Angelika Kirchschlager , singer
  • Entrepreneurship: Stefan Ehrlich-Adám , EVVA Security Technology ;
    • Also nominated were: Reinhold Baudisch and Michael Doberer, Durchblicker.at; Gerhard Höllinger, Höllinger fruit juices; Ulrich Mommert and Hubert Schuhleitner, ZKW lighting systems; Herbert Ortner and Stefan Ortner, eco-stove pellet heating

2015

2016

  • International success: Hikmet Ersek (CEO Western Union)
  • Family and work: Petra Mathi-Kogelnik (dm)
    • Also nominated were: Viera Juzova (Ikea), Michaela Keplinger-Mitterlehner (Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich), Inge Schulz (Allianz Group), Anita Tscherne (Geriatric Health Centers of the City of Graz)
  • Research: Robert Galler (tunnel researcher)
    • Also nominated were: Thomas Bugnyar (behavioral researcher), Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein (age researcher), Barbara Imhof (space architect), Martin Wagner (food researcher)
  • humanitarian commitment: Roswitha Zink (e.motion Lichtblickhof)
    • Also nominated were: Ingeborg Freudenthaler (licht.blicke demenz.hilfe.tirol), Georg Geyer (Doctors Without Borders), Alexander Karakas and Karim Mabrouk (Not in God's Name), Ina Pervan-Al Soqauer, Claudia Winkler and Kathrin Limpel (Fremde become friends),
  • Cultural heritage: Tobias Moretti (actor)
  • Entrepreneurship: Leopold Bauernfeind and Helmut Fallmann ( Fabasoft )
    • Also nominated were: Erhard Grossnigg (entrepreneur), Andreas Kraler (Hella), Werner Lampert (organic pioneer), Peter Neumann and Stefan Engleder (Engel), Egyd Pengg (Pewag)

2017

2018

  • International success: Stefan Sagmeister (graphic designer)
  • Family and work: Rudolf Freidhager, Georg Schöppl (Austrian Federal Forests)
    • Also nominated were: Gottfried Kraft, Ewald Lanzl (Klipp Frisör), Dietbert Timmerer (Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen), Family Trauner (Trauner Verlag + Buchservice), Peter J. Zehetner (Kraftwerk Glatzing-Rüstorf)
  • Research: Sepp Hochreiter (computer scientist)
    • Also nominated were: Holger Friehmelt (aeronautical engineer), Ute Schäfer (biologist), Michael Stadler (energy researcher), Werner Telesko (art historian)
  • humanitarian commitment: Werner Waldmann (Austrian Doctors)
    • Also nominated were: Andrea Brem (Viennese women's shelters), Eva Grabherr (Okay. living together), Doris Regele (Make-A-Wish Foundation Austria), Emina Saric (HEROES - Against Suppression in the Name of Honor)
  • Cultural heritage: Helga Rabl-Stadler (President of the Salzburg Festival),
  • Responsible company: Sabine Herlitschka (Infineon)
    • Also nominated were: Frank Dumeier, Michael Trcka (WEB Windenergie), Julian M. Hadschieff (PremiQaMed), Katharina Tinnacher (Weingut LacknerTinnacher), Alexander Windbichler (Anexia IT)

2019

  • International success: Harald Ott (surgeon)
  • Research: Wolfgang Kern (plastics chemist)
    • Also nominated were: Andreas Bergthaler (veterinarian), Martina Mara (robot psychologist), Johannes Khinast (pharmaceutical process technician), Barbara Stelzl-Marx (contemporary historian)
  • Start-Ups: Cornelia Diesreiter (not wasted)
    • Also nominated were: Baher Al Hakim (Medicus), Christoph Prieler (Abacus), Sigismund Gänger (snorefree), Christian Adelsberger (Parkbob)
  • humanitarian commitment: Harald Kubiena (Noma Aid)
    • Also nominated were: Christine Bodendorfer (girls' counseling), Anneliese Gottwald (Superhands), Maria Hengstberger (Aktion Regen), Gabriele Mantl (Ankyra)
  • Heritage: Caroline Peters (actress)
  • Responsible company: Walter Scherb ( Spitz )

Multiple nominations

The following people were nominated twice:

  • Wolfgang Baumjohann (2010 and 2015)
  • Ute Bock (2004 and 2010)
  • Heidi Burkhart (2005 and 2011)
  • Cecily Corti (2010 and 2013)
  • Sabine Herlitschka (2014 and 2018, 2018 also award winner)
  • Stefan Pierer (2006 and 2012, 2012 also award winner)
  • Helga Rabl-Stadler (2010 and 2018, 2018 also award winner)
  • Stefan Sagmeister (2007 and 2018, 2018 also award winner)
  • Josef Zotter (2005 and 2010)
  • Gabriele Zuna-Kratky (2009 and 2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. E-mail from ORF customer service dated June 30, 2011, and individual articles on AUSTRIA 06 in: Die Presse , accessed on June 27, 2011.
  2. diepresse.com: Humanitarian: Victory over the "Hascherl Syndrome" . Article dated October 21, 2008, accessed December 3, 2015.
  3. a b c d e f The 2012 nominees from October 26, 2012, accessed on October 26, 2012.
  4. diepresse.com - Robert Sommer - co-founder of "Augustin" . Article dated September 28, 2012, accessed February 16, 2015.
  5. diepresse.com - Austria 15 . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. Marlies Matejka named Austrian of the year 2015 . Article dated October 24, 2015, accessed October 24, 2015.
  7. diepresse.com - Austria 16 . Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. diepresse.com: Austria'16: Austrians awarded the year . Article dated October 24, 2016, accessed October 25, 2016.
  9. diepresse.com: Austria'17-Gala: Top performers in front of the curtain . Article dated October 24, 2017, accessed October 24, 2017.
  10. diepresse.com - Austria 17 . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  11. ^ Diepresse.com: Courage, creativity and commitment: The Austrians of the year . Article dated October 23, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.
  12. diepresse.com - Austria 18 . Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  13. Köksal Baltaci: Austria Gala: The Austrians of the year. In: The press . October 23, 2019, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  14. diepresse.com - Austria 19 . Retrieved October 6, 2019.