Alfred Kohler (historian)

Alfred Kohler (born August 6, 1943 in Vienna ) is an Austrian historian and university professor of modern history at the University of Vienna .

Life

Kohler studied history and geography at the University of Vienna. In 1967 he received his doctorate. Since 1969 he has been university assistant to Heinrich Lutz at the Institute for History at the University of Vienna. In 1980 he completed his habilitation on the subject of anti-Habsburg politics in the era of Charles V: the imperial class opposition to the election of Ferdinand I as Roman king and against the recognition of his kingship (1524–1534). Since 1992 Kohler was Professor of Modern History at the University of Vienna. From 2004 to 2006 Kohler was Dean of the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna.

Kohler is a corresponding member of the philosophical-historical class of the Austrian Academy of Sciences .

Awards (selection)

In 2010 Kohler was awarded the Wilhelm Hartel Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. In 2012 he received an appreciation award from the Cardinal Innitzer Prize .

Publications

The empire in the struggle for hegemony in Europe, 1521–1648 (= Encyclopedia of German History . Vol. 6). Oldenbourg, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-486-55461-1 .
Charles V, 1500–1558. A biography. CH Beck, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-406-45359-7 .
Ferdinand I., 1503-1564. Prince, King and Emperor. CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50278-4 .
Columbus and his time. CH Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-54212-3 .
Expansion and hegemony. International Relations, 1450–1559 (= Handbook of the History of International Relations. Vol. 1). Schöningh, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 978-3-506-73721-2 .
From the Reformation to the Peace of Westphalia (= Oldenbourg Outline of History . Vol. 39). Oldenbourg, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-486-59803-2 .
New world experiences. A story of the sixteenth century. Aschendorff, Münster 2014, ISBN 978-3-402-12907-4 .

Web links

Literature by and about Alfred Kohler in the catalog of the German National Library
Alfred Kohler on the website of the University of Vienna
Short portrait of Alfred Kohler on SWR television
Entry on Kohler, Alfred in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

^ Highest ÖAW prizes to Alfred Kohler and Walter Kutschera ( memento from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, October 11, 2010, accessed on November 26, 2011.

personal data
SURNAME	Kohler, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian historian and university professor at the University of Vienna
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna

[1] Highest ÖAW prizes to Alfred Kohler and Walter Kutschera ( memento from January 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, October 11, 2010, accessed on November 26, 2011.