List of honorary citizens of Vienna
The honorary citizenship is the highest honor the city of Vienna .
Since 1839, at the instigation of the then mayor Ignaz Czapka , honorary citizenships have been recorded in the honorary citizenship book. Honors from the previous period have been added, but some of the award winners have been forgotten. With the award of honorary citizenship, the awardees also receive an honorary citizenship diploma . Honorary citizenships can also be revoked.
Today the Vienna City Constitution (WStV), LGBl. No. 28/1968 of October 15, 1968, as amended, is the legal basis for the award.
No awards were made between 1930 and 1946.
For the similarly named award Citizen Honorary of the City of Vienna, see ibid.
Honorary citizen of Vienna
The list is arranged according to the date of the decision on the award, unless the date of the presentation (O) is given.
18th century (1701–1800)
- Francis Rawdon (February 14, 1797)
- Friedrich Ernst Graf Marschall (February 14, 1797)
- Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten (February 14, 1797)
- Ferdinand (Württemberg) (May 17, 1797)
- Jakob Freiherr von Wöber (May 17, 1797)
- Franz Josef Count Saurau (May 17, 1797)
- Joseph Graf Pergen (May 30, 1797)
- Prokop Count Lazansky von Bukowa (May 30, 1797)
- Joseph Karl Graf Dietrichstein (May 30, 1797)
- Johann Ferdinand Graf Kuefstein (May 30, 1797)
- Johann Baptist von Lampi (June 18, 1799)
19th century (1801–1900)
- Anton Friedrich Graf Mittrowsky von Mittrowitz and Nemischl (October 17, 1801)
- Joseph Freiherr von Kielmannsegg (October 17, 1801)
- Peter Anton Freiherr von Braun (December 28, 1802)
- Joseph Ritter Girtler von Kleeborn (December 16, 1803)
- Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg (February 15, 1804)
- Joseph Haydn (April 1, 1804)
- Vincenz Peter Anton Guldener von Lobes (January 4, 1805)
- Louis Joseph Montoyer (September 25, 1805)
- Rudolf Count Wrbna von Freudenthal (January 16, 1806)
- Joseph von Sonnenfels (November 11, 1806)
- Leopold Ignaz Freiherr von Haan (November 15, 1809)
- Ferdinand Count von Bissingen-Nippenburg (January 2, 1810)
- Augustin Reichmann Freiherr von Hochkirchen (January 2, 1810)
- Ferdinand Freiherr Fechtig von Fechtenberg (May 4, 1810)
- Philipp Graf Edling (October 6, 1810)
- Heinrich Joseph Watteroth (1810)
- Joseph Preindl (August 12, 1813)
- Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (October 24, 1813)
- Prince Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg (October 24, 1813)
- Bernhard Joseph Ritter Anders von Porodim (May 16, 1816)
- Johann Sartory (May 22, 1818)
- Joseph Seipelt (April 23, 1829)
- Johann Christian Schiffner (September 22, 1834)
- Ignaz Franz Castelli (February 5, 1835)
- Leopold Ritter von Prosky (March 10, 1836)
- Count Franz Anton Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (April 2, 1839)
- Johann Talatzko Freiherr von Gestieticz (February 12, 1840)
- Johann Joseph Knolz (December 10, 1840)
- Joseph Freiherr von Spaun (May 18, 1841)
- Maximilian Freiherr von Wimpffen (July 8, 1841)
- Joseph Count Sedlnitzky von Choltitz (March 24, 1842)
- Anton Gilbert Edler von Seydel (July 6, 1842)
- Paul Sprenger (October 24, 1842)
- Josef Baumgartner (October 24, 1842)
- Franz Graf Hartig (November 15, 1842)
- Salomon Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild (February 9, 1843)
- Bartholomäus von Stürmer (April 14, 1843)
- Karl Graf Inzaghi (April 20, 1843)
- Franz Freiherr von Pillersdorf (April 20, 1843)
- Franz Seraphim Graf Kuefstein (July 4, 1843)
- Georg Count Erdödy von Monyorókerék (November 7, 1843)
- Ferdinand Leopold Count Pálffy-Daun from Erdöd (May 14, 1844)
- Franz Buffa Freiherr von Lilienberg and Castellalt (August 4, 1845)
- Johann Freiherr Krticzka von Jaden (August 30, 1845)
- Johann Joseph von Prechtl (November 9, 1846)
- Ludwig von Schwanthaler (February 3, 1847)
- Adam Freiherr von Burg (May 20, 1847)
- Anselm Salomon Freiherr von Rothschild (August 2, 1847)
- Prince Johann Adolf zu Schwarzenberg (February 26, 1848)
- Johann Josef Wenzel Radetzky Count von Radetz (August 7, 1848)
- Joseph Count Jellačić of Bužim (September 4, 1849)
- Julius Freiherr von Haynau (September 4, 1849)
- Prince Franz Josef von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg (January 25, 1850)
- Felix Prince of Schwarzenberg (January 7, 1851)
- Count Maximilian O'Donnell of Tyrconell (February 19, 1853)
- Heinrich Freiherr von Heß (December 18, 1855)
- Karl Ferdinand Graf Buol-Schauenstein (April 29, 1856)
- Karl Freiherr von Krauss (April 8, 1859)
- Johann Freiherr von Kempen von Fichtenstamm (November 4, 1859)
- Ludwig Benedek von Felsö-Eör (November 4, 1859)
- Franz Freiherr von Sommaruga (July 18, 1860)
- Anton Ritter von Schmerling (March 8, 1861)
- Prince Karl Wilhelm von Auersperg (February 18, 1862)
- Franz Freiherr von Hein (February 18, 1862)
- Franz Grillparzer (December 29, 1863)
- Anastasius Grün (April 8, 1864)
- Ludwig Freiherr von Gablenz (November 22, 1864)
- Josef Fürst Colloredo-Mansfeld (January 25, 1867)
- Friedrich Ferdinand Graf Beust (December 21, 1867)
- Matthias Constantin Graf Wickenburg (January 18, 1870)
- Georg Sigl (February 11, 1870)
- Karl Giskra (September 15, 1870)
- Eduard Suess (October 17, 1873)
- Ernst Karl von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (October 17, 1873)
- Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky (January 8, 1874)
- Josef Hyrtl (March 17, 1874)
- Franz Ritter von Khunn (February 4, 1875)
- Josef Ritter von Führich (February 12, 1875)
- Josef Klucky (August 29, 1876)
- Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (July 5, 1878)
- Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel (April 21, 1879)
- Ludwig August Frankl von Hochwart (1880)
- Ignaz Kuranda (March 22, 1881)
- Adolf Ignaz Mautner Ritter von Markhof (June 24, 1881)
- Eduard von Bauernfeld (May 22, 1882)
- Friedrich Freiherr von Schmidt (September 6, 1883)
- Hans Graf Wilczek (September 11, 1883)
- Theophil Freiherr von Hansen (December 21, 1883)
- Rudolf Eitelberger von Edelberg (March 3, 1885)
- Anton Freiherr Hye von Glunek (May 25, 1886)
- Alfred Ritter von Arneth (June 10, 1887)
- Leopold Hasner von Artha (June 25, 1889)
- Ludwig Lobmeyr (July 25, 1889)
- Eduard Ritter von Uhl (November 14, 1889)
- Nikolaus Dumba (July 25, 1890)
- Karl Lueger (July 3, 1900)
20th century (1901-2000)
- Heinrich Ritter von Wittek (May 5, 1905)
- Aloys von und zu Liechtenstein (November 23, 1906)
- Richard Graf von Bienerth-Schmerling (March 28, 1916)
- Richard Weiskirchner (May 2, 1916)
- Count Ottokar Czernin von Chudenitz (May 2, 1918)
- Jakob Reumann (December 21, 1923)
- Franz Klein (April 11, 1924)
- Richard Strauss (May 16, 1924)
- Karl Seitz (September 6, 1929)
- Leopold Kunschak (November 8, 1946)
- Theodor Körner (April 23, 1948)
- Karl Renner (October 28, 1948)
- Adolf Schärf (April 15, 1955)
- Johann Böhm (November 21, 1958)
- Oskar Kokoschka (February 10, 1961)
- Julius Raab (March 10, 1961)
- Franz Jonas (April 21, 1961)
- Franz König (October 25, 1968)
- Bruno Marek (January 22, 1970)
- Robert Stolz (July 9, 1970)
- Bruno Kreisky (December 11, 1975)
- Felix Slavik (February 28, 1977)
- Anton Benya (June 29, 1977)
- Herbert von Karajan (April 24, 1978)
- Karl Böhm (September 12, 1978)
- Hertha Firnberg (September 24, 1979)
- Ernst Krenek (September 26, 1980)
- Alfred Maleta (February 27, 1981)
- Bruno Pittermann (February 27, 1981)
- Rosa Jochmann (July 2, 1981)
- Konrad Lorenz (February 18, 1983)
- Rudolf Sallinger (February 24, 1984)
- Elias Canetti (April 26, 1985)
- Fritz Hochwälder (February 28, 1986)
- Rudolf Kirchschläger (October 24, 1986)
- Leonard Bernstein (December 10, 1987)
- Gottfried von Eine (January 29, 1988)
- Rudolf Pöder (December 6, 1990)
- Karl Popper (May 4, 1992)
- Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner (1993)
- Karl Dittrich (1993)
- Viktor Emil Frankl (June 20, 1995; t: October 16, 1995)
- Leopold Gratz (1995)
- Helmut Zilk (1995)
- Hans Mayr (Ü: September 8, 1995)
- Simon Wiesenthal (June 20, 1995; trans .: December 6, 1995)
- Maria Schaumayer (August 9, 1996)
- Karl Fellinger (May 30, 1997)
- Max Weiler (December 17, 1999; trans: March 7, 2000)
- Billy Wilder (September 29, 2000)
21st century (since 2001)
- Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (May 23, 2001)
- Eric Pleskow (Ü: February 26, 2007)
- Sepp Rieder (October 2, 2007)
- Eric Hobsbawm (Ü: January 21, 2008)
- Eric Richard Kandel (October 8, 2008)
- Carl E. Schorske (Ü: April 25, 2012)
- Martin Karplus (Ü: May 20, 2015)
- Friederike Mayröcker (Ü: June 3, 2015)
- Franz Vranitzky (Ü: October 4, 2017)
- Heinz Fischer (Ü: November 6, 2017)
- Hugo Portisch (Ü: April 12, 2018)
- Michael Häupl (Ü: September 13, 2019)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b City Hall correspondence from June 20, 1995
- ^ City hall correspondence of October 16, 1995
- ↑ City Hall correspondence of September 8, 1995
- ^ City hall correspondence of December 6, 1995
- ↑ Town hall correspondence of March 7, 2000
- ↑ City hall correspondence of October 1, 2000
- ↑ City hall correspondence of February 26, 2007
- ↑ City Hall correspondence of January 21, 2008
- ↑ City Hall correspondence of October 8, 2008
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 25, 2012 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.
- ^ Honorary citizenship for Nobel Prize winner Martin Karplus . City hall correspondence of May 20, 2015, accessed on May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Friederike Mayröcker is an honorary citizen of the City of Vienna . City hall correspondence of June 3, 2015, accessed on June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Schmäh und Grandezza": Vranitzky now honorary citizen of the city of Vienna. In: DiePresse.com . October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
- ↑ orf.at: Heinz Fischer becomes an honorary citizen on November 6, 2017, accessed on November 6, 2017.
- ↑ orf.at: Hugo Portisch is an honorary citizen of Vienna, accessed on April 12, 2018
- ↑ Häupl turns 70: honorary citizenship awarded. In: ORF.at . September 13, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .
literature
- Hanns Jäger-Sunstenau : The honorary citizens and honorary citizens of the City of Vienna . Deuticke, Vienna 1992, ISBN 978-3-7005-4629-0 .