Dr. Karl Renner Prize

This article deals with the Karl Renner Prize of the City of Vienna. For a description of the Karl Renner Prize of the Austrian Journalists Club, see Dr.-Karl-Renner-Publizistikpreis .

The Dr. Karl Renner Prize was donated by the City of Vienna on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the birthday of Federal President Karl Renner . This award is given every three years to people or groups of people who have made outstanding contributions to Vienna and Austria in cultural, social and economic matters and are thus recognized on a national or international level. The prizes, endowed with 43,600 euros, are awarded to a maximum of six nominations.

Award winners

1951

• Leopold Kunschak
• Johann Boehm
• Ludwig Brim ( dispatcher of the ÖBB , jumped on a driverless locomotive and brought it to a stop)
• Amalie (Mela) Hofmann (head of the infant home of the Central Crèche Association at Lainzer Straße 172)
• Rudolf Keck (introduced a more economical method of gas generation in the Simmering gas works)
• Hans Radl (as a war-disabled teacher founded a school for physically handicapped children in Kauergasse in 1926, in 1951 appointed by UNESCO as an international expert on the teaching and upbringing of physically handicapped children)
• Ewald shield
• Demining service
• Wiener Philharmoniker
• Vienna Symphony Orchestra

1952

• Ewald Balser
• Hilde Wagener
• Edmund Josef Bendl (teacher and author, with lectures, his novel " Der Sonnblick ruft " and a film of the same name , mobilized the population to donate to the maintenance of the Sonnblick observatory )
• Martin Gusinde
• Paul Schiel (sports fisherman who saved at least eight people from drowning despite being 100 percent disabled)
• Stefanie Tesar (welfare worker at the Regional Court for Criminal Matters and volunteer in the care for those tired of life and drinkers at the Vienna Police Directorate)
• Hans Thirring
• Franz Wallack
• Austrian youth book club
• Austrian mountain rescue service

1953

• Bruno Buchwieser (son of Bruno Buchwieser senior , dedicated himself to apprenticeship training and supervision)
• Hans Kelsen
• Adolf Melhuber (his life's work was caring for the blind)
• Franz Schuster
• Wendelin Wallisch (prevented a gas explosion by throwing himself into the pilot light)
• Helene Thimig-Reinhardt
• Karl Weigl
• Vienna regional management of the Austrian Youth Red Cross
• Theater of Youth
• Association of workers' secondary schools

1954

• Herbert Tichy (traveler and mountaineer)
• Franz Salmhofer (composer and opera director)
• Ilse Arlt (founder of the first school for welfare workers under the name United Specialized Courses for People Care )
• Karl Mühl (specialist in welfare for the deaf and dumb, teacher at schools for the deaf and dumb, looked after soldiers with hearing problems during World War II, rebuilt the institute for the deaf and dumb in Vienna-Speising)
• Gustav Reinsperger (became an American prisoner of war in 1945, was extradited to Russia, initially performed auxiliary services and managed hospitals in various prisoner of war camps from 1950 to 1953)
• Austrian Academy of Sciences

1955

• Julius Raab
• Adolf Schärf
• Leopold Figl
• Bruno Kreisky

1956

• Hans Hirsch (Chairman of the War Blind Association)
• Franz Lagler (as a gas station attendant prevented an explosion in Vienna)
• Fritz Moravec
• Walther or Walter Peinsipp (Austrian diplomat in Hungary; organized aid convoys during the Hungarian popular uprising )
• Kaprun workers (everyone involved in the construction of the Kaprun power plant )

1957

• Oskar Helmer
• Felix Hurdes
• Austrian Federal Youth Association
• Vienna Singing Academy
• Singing Association of the Society of Friends of Music

1958

• Andreas Rett
• Friedrich Weinhofer (locksmith and welder, prevented an explosion in the Malfattigasse heating workshop in 1951, prevented an explosion a second time in 1958. He suffered severe burns in the process.)
• Georg Piller and Gottfried Reisinger (The chauffeur Piller and the mechanic Reisinger helped arrest a suspected murderer and were seriously injured by gunshots.)
• House of Mercy
• Viennese vocational school community
• Association of Viennese National Education

1959

• Igo Etrich
• Ferdinand Kadecka (Austrian lawyer)
• Fritz Kreisler (was given to him in the USA)
• Bruno Walter
• Inventor of the LD process (Otwin Cuscoleca, Felix Grohs, Hubert Hauttmann, Fritz Klepp, Wolfgang Kühnelt, Rudolf Rinesch, Kurt Rösner, Herbert Trenkler )
• Brothers of Mercy Hospital
• Air ambulance pilots

1960

In 1960 the Dr. Karl Renner Prize was not awarded.

1961

• Josef Hanns (drove a burning tank truck away from a tank farm and thus prevented an explosion)
• Johann Heilmann (as a train driver prevented a train accident and was seriously injured)
• Stefan Jellinek
• Erwin Ringel
• Hans Rotter (Secretary of the Drinkers' Sanatorium Association and active in the field of drinking welfare.)
• Society of Friends of Music in Vienna

1962

In 1962 the Dr. Karl Renner Prize was not awarded.

1963

• Association of the Vienna Boys' Choir
• Association Austrian Cancer Society
• Notring of the Austrian scientific associations
• Austrian Himalayan Society

1964

In 1964 the Dr. Karl Renner Prize was not awarded.

1965

• University of Vienna
• Technical University of Vienna

1966

• Musical youth in Austria
• Choir Association "Young Vienna"
• Choir of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions under the direction of Erwin Weiss
• Action youth at work

1967

• Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna
• Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
• Association of Austrian Public Libraries
• Hugo Portisch ?
• Gerhard Weis ?

1969

• University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
• Academy of Applied Arts
• Hans Hoff
• Leopold Zemann

1970

• Vienna State Opera

1972

• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
• Spanish Riding School
• Austrian Federation of Trade Unions
• Youth welfare organization

1974

• Sigrid Löffler ?

1975

• Felix Unger , Johann Navratil , Kurt Polzer
• Wolfgang Enenkel

1978

• Karl Popper

1984

• Dieter Zehentmayr ?

1986

• Cardinal Franz Koenig
• "Austrian Working Group on Celiac Disease "

1988

• Gerhard Kletter

1989

• "Autonomous Austrian women's shelters"

1991

• Erwin Kräutler
• "Information center against violence of the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters "

1996

• Arthur Schneier

1998

• Georg Sporschill
• Jewish Institute for Adult Education
• Association artists help artists

2001

• Ute Bock
• Willi Resetarits
• " One world foundation "
• " Orpheus Trust "
• Association for civil courage and anti-racism work ZARA

?

• Ronald Barazon
• Fritz Csoklich
• Egon Blaschka
• Vaclav Havel

2004

• Ursula Seeber
• FIBEL (women's initiative bicultural marriages and unions )
• PEREGRINA (education, counseling and therapy center for immigrant women)

2007

• Reporters without borders
• "Association of Independent Iranian Women in Austria (GIF)"
• Viennese table

2010

• Hemayat
• Stones of memory
• Theodor Kramer Society

2013

• Andreas Maislinger
• Mauthausen Committee Austria
• Irene Suchy

2016

• Association GEDENKDIENST - Association for historical-political educational work and international dialogue
• Association Respekt.net - Association for the promotion of respect, tolerance, openness and solidarity progress in society
• Train of Hope - refugee aid

2019

• Augustin , a Viennese street newspaper
• Black women community
• #Klappe auf, an action started by Austrian filmmakers

Web links

• Honor of the Federal President by the City of Vienna - “Dr. Karl Renner Foundation “for services to the republic
• Prizes from the Dr. Karl Renner Foundation of the City of Vienna
• Austrian Journalists Club
• Dr. Karl Renner Prize in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1951, sheet 2230
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 26, 1952, sheet 111
3. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/historisch/1963/oktober.html (October 3, 1963)
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 10, 1952, sheet 1937
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, December 13, 1952, sheet 1966
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, December 22, 1953, sheet 2102
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 16, 1954, sheet 67
8. ^ Hans R. Klecatsky (ed.): The Viennese legal theory school. Writings by Hans Kelsen, Adolf Merkl, Alfred Verdross. Vol. 2, Verlag Österreich, 2010, p. 1993 ( online )
9. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, December 13, 1954, sheet 2165
10. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 15, 1955, sheet 56
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1955, sheet 2190
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 20, 1955, sheet 2419
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1956, sheet 2464
14. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 4, 1957, page 14
15. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 19, 1957, sheet 109
16. ↑ ^{a b c d e} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/historisch/1956/dezember.html (December 13, 1956)
17. ↑ ^{a b c d e} A Nobel Prize for Community Spirit and Humanity . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 20, 1957, p. 5 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
18. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1957, sheet 2454
20. ↑ ^{a b c d e} The winners of the Karl Renner Foundation . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 14, 1957, p. 2 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
21. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 11, 1958, sheet 38
22. ↑ ^{a b c d e} The presentation of the Karl Renner Prizes . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 12, 1958, p. 3 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
23. ^ ^{A b c d e f} Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, December 13, 1958, sheet 2496
24. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} The pioneers of everyday life . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 14, 1958, p. 6 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
25. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 17, 1959, sheet 83
26. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} For men of the people . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 18, 1959, p. 2 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
27. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, December 12, 1959, sheet 2461
28. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Renner prizes for the air ambulance service, the Barmherzigen Brüder and the inventor of the LD process . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 13, 1959, p. 1 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
29. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, 23 January 1960, sheet 114
30. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Solemnly presented the Renner prizes . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 24, 1960, p. 7 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
31. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1961, sheet 2745
32. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 13, 1962, sheet 58
33. ^ Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1962, sheet 2733
34. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 13, 1963, sheet 2993
35. ↑ Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 12, 1964, sheet 3245
36. ↑ ^{a b} Renner prizes for the Technical College and University of Vienna . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 21, 1966, p. 4 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
37. ↑ ^{a b} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, December 14, 1965, sheet 3542
38. ↑ ^{a b} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, January 20, 1966, sheet 122
39. ↑ ^{a b c d} Prize winners of the Dr. Karl Renner Foundation . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 15, 1966, p. 6 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
40. ↑ ^{a b c d} Renner Prize for the youth . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 3, 1967, p. 7 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
41. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, February 2, 1967, sheet 336
42. ↑ ^{a b c d} Vienna City Hall Correspondence, February 2, 1967, sheet 350
43. ↑ ^{a b c} Marek awarded Renner prizes . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 26, 1968, p. 6 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
44. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/1999/0504/014.html
45. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/1995/0925/014.html
46. ↑ Marek awarded "small Nobel Prizes" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 1, 1969, p. 7 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
47. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/historisch/1969/dezember.html
48. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from February 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
49. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2002/0130/015.html
50. ↑ http://www.bischof-kraeutler.at/?Bischof_Kr%E4utler:Person:Preis_und_Ehrungen
51. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/kultur/abteilung/vorlesungen/schneier.html
52. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2010/06/25015.html
53. ↑ http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2009/0602/030.html
54. ↑ ^{a b c d e} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2003/0428/021.html
55. ↑ ^{a b c d} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2002/1204/003.html
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57. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2004/1207/021.html
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59. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2008/0122/010.html
60. ↑ http://www.wienertafel.at/index.php?id=387
61. ↑ ^{a b c} http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2010/09/21012.html
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