List of the rectors of the Vienna University of Technology

The list of rectors of the Vienna University of Technology lists all rectors of this university from its foundation in 1815. From 1815 to 1866 there were five appointed directors, and from 1866 to 2011 a total of 107 elected rectors. Since 2011, Sabine Seidler has been the first woman to head the university. Karl Holey was rector twice: in the academic years 1938/39 and 1946/47, and Joseph Neuwirth was twice rector.

Directors or rectors of the Polytechnic Institute (1815–1872)

The Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1815. In 1865 it was laid down in an organizational statute approved by Emperor Franz Josef I that instead of the director appointed by the government, the college of professors should elect a rector from among its members. The first elected rector was the professor for higher geodesy and astronomy Joseph Herr in 1866. On April 10, 1872, the polytechnic institute was converted into a technical college.

Directors of the Polytechnic Institute (1815–1866)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Johann Joseph von Prechtl	1815	1849		[1]
	Adam von Burg	1850	1852	mathematics	[2]
	Christian von Platzer	1852	1853	officer	[3]
	Karl of Smola	1853	1858	officer	[4]
	Georg Haltmeyer	1858	1866	Geoscience	[5]

Rectors of the Polytechnic Institute (1866–1872)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Josef Philipp Herr	1866	1867	Geodesy and Astronomy	[6]
	Friedrich Hartner	1867	1868	geometry
	Johann Hönig	1868	1869	geometry	[7]
	Adalbert Nikolaus Fuchs	1869	1870	Agriculture and forestry	[8th]
	Hermann Blodig	1870	1871	Economics, trade, maritime and bill of exchange law	[9]
	Josef Kolbe	1871	1872	mathematics

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (1872–1976)

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (1872–1900)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Heinrich Hlasiwetz	1872	1873	chemistry	[10]
	Viktor Pierre	1873	1874	physics
	Ferdinand von Hochstetter	1874	1875	geology	[11]
	Karl Jenny	1875	1876	Mechanics and machine theory
	Carl Wilhelm Christian von Doderer	1876	1877	Building construction and architecture
	Ignaz Heger	1877	1878	Mechanical technology
	Hugo Franz Ritter von Brachelli	1878	1879	Statistics, constitutional and administrative law
	Andreas Kornhuber	1879	1880	Zoology and botany
	Heinrich von Ferstel	1880	1881	Building construction	[12]
	Leopold Ritter von Hauffe	1881	1882	mechanical engineering
	Georg Rebhann Knight of Aspernbruck	1882	1883	Bridge building	[13]
	Alexander Bauer	1883	1884	chemistry	[14]
	Wilhelm Robert Tinter Edler von Marienwil	1884	1885	Mathematics, geodesy, astronomy	[15]
	Johann Georg Ritter von Schoen	1885	1886	Road and hydraulic engineering
	Johann Oser	1886	1887	chemistry	[16]
	Franz von Rziha	1887	1888	Railway and tunnel construction	[17]
	Leander Ditscheiner	1888	1889	physics	[18]
	Anton Schell	1889	1890	geometry
	Josef Finger	1890	1891	Physics, math	[19]
	Johann von Radinger	1891	1892	mechanical engineering	[20]
	Rupert Böck	1892	1893	Mechanics and machine theory
	Franz Toula	1893	1894	Geology and mineralogy	[21]
	Emanuel Czuber	1894	1895	mathematics
	Friedrich Kick	1895	1896	Mechanical technology
	August Procopius	1896	1897	Building construction
	Johann Emanuel Brik	1897	1898	Bridge building
	Hugo Ritter von Perger	1898	1899	chemistry
	Christian Ulrich	1899	1900	Utility construction and railway construction

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (1900–1955)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Moritz Allé	1900	1901	mathematics
	Carl King	1901	1902	architecture
	Guido Krafft	1902	1903	Grain growing	[22]
	Joseph Neuwirth	1903	1904	Art history	[23]
	Ludwig von Tetmajer	1904	1905	Mechanics and building materials science; died a few months after taking office
	Joseph Neuwirth	1905	1905	Art history; first rector to hold this position twice
	Franz Ritter von Höhnel	1905	1906	Botany, microscopy and technical goods science
	Carl Hochenegg	1906	1907	Electrical engineering
	Georg Vortmann	1907	1908	chemistry
	Eduard Doležal	1908	1909	geodesy	[24]
	Leo Baudiss	1909	1910	Mechanical engineering (heat engines)
	Hans Jüptner von Jonstorff	1910	1911	chemistry
	Wilhelm Suida	1911	1912	chemistry
	Emil Müller	1912	1913	mathematics	[25]
	Johann Sahulka	1913	1914	Electrical engineering	[26]
	Richard Schumann	1914	1915	Geodesy, astronomy	[27]
	Gustav Hunter	1915	1916	physics	[28]
	Max Bamberger	1916	1917	chemistry	[29]
	Bernhard Kirsch	1917	1918	Mechanics and building materials science
	Karl Zsigmondy	1918	1919	mathematics	[30]
	Karl Kobes	1919	1920	mechanical engineering	[31]
	Emil Artmann	1920	1921	Building construction
	Max von Ferstel	1921	1922	architecture	[32]
	Karl Mayreder	1922	1923	Architecture and town planning; Resigned in January 1923 due to illness
	Rudolf Halter	1923	1924	Hydraulic engineering
	Rudolf Saliger	1924	1925	Civil engineering; acting rector from March 13, 1938 until the end of 1938	[33]
	Heinrich Mache	1925	1926	physics	[34]
	Hugo Seidler	1926	1927	mechanical engineering
	Leopold Oerley	1927	1928	Civil engineering	[35]
	Friedrich Hartmann	1928	1929	Civil engineering (bridge construction)
	Friedrich Schaffernak	1929	1930	Civil engineering (water management, river engineering, hydropower plants)
	Franz Jung	1930	1931	Math, physics	[36]
	Julius Urbanek	1931	1932	mechanical engineering
	Oskar Primavesi	1932	1933	Mechanical engineering, dynamo construction
	Robert Findeis	1933	1934	Civil engineering (railway construction)
	August May	1934	1935	Electrical engineering
	Franz List	1935	1936	mechanical engineering
	Friedrich Böck	1936	1937	chemistry	[37]
	Karl Holey	1937	1938	Architecture; until March 1938, summer semester 1946	[38]
	Rudolf Saliger	1938	1938	Civil engineering; acting rector from March 13, 1938 until the end of 1938	[39]
	Fritz Haas	1938	1942	Building construction
	Heinrich sequence	1943	1945	Electrical engineering
	Adalbert Duschk	1945	1946	mathematics	[40]
	Karl Holey	1946	1946	Architecture, summer semester 1946	[41]
	Karl Wolf	1946	1947	physics	Karl Wolf (engineer)
	Leo Kirste	1947	1948	Aircraft construction	[42]
	Friedrich Hopfner	1948	1949	Geodesy, geophysics	[43]
	Karl Girkmann	1949	1950	Civil engineering	[44]
	Ludwig Flamm	1950	1951	physics	[45]
	Josef Eckert-Labin	1951	1952	mechanical engineering	[46]
	Ernst Melan	1952	1953	Civil engineering (structural engineering and construction of steel and timber structures)
	Erwin Kruppa	1953	1954	Mathematics, surveying technology	Erwin Kruppa
	Ludwig Richter	1954	1955	Mechanical engineering (internal combustion engines and automotive)

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (1955–1976)

Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
Kurt Peters	1955	1956	chemistry
Franz Pongratz	1956	1957	Civil engineering	(1896–1973)
Franz Magyar	1957	1958	Mechanical engineering (fluid mechanics)	(May 6, 1894 - September 4, 1958; died during his tenure)
Fritz regulator	1958	1959	physics	(1901–1976)
Karl Kupsky	1959	1960	architecture	(1906-1984)
Adolf Slattenschek	1960	1961	mechanical engineering
Josef Krames	1961	1962	mathematics
Jaro Merinsky	1962	1963	architecture
Jaro Zeman	1963	1964	mechanical engineering	(1899-1993)
Walter Wunderlich	1964	1965	mathematics
Werner Kresser	1965	1966	Hydrology
Robert Stix	1966	1967	Electrical engineering	(1903–1974; great-great-grandson of Johann Joseph von Prechtl )
Rudolf Inzinger	1967	1968	mathematics
Rudolf Wurzer	1968	1970	Spatial planning
Erich Bukovics	1970	1972	mathematics	(1921–1975)
Fritz Paschke	1972	1975	Electrical engineering	(* 1929)

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (from 1976)

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (1976-2004)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Ernst Hiesmayr	1975	1977	architecture
	Otto Hittmair	1977	1979	physics
	Wilfried Nöbauer	1979	1983	mathematics
	Walter Kemmerling	1983	1987	Hydraulic engineering	(1921–1989) [47]
	Karl Kraus	1987	1989	geodesy
	Friedrich Moser	1989	1991	architecture	(* 1926)
	Peter Skalicky	1991	2011	physics

Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology (since 2004)

	Surname	from	to	subject area	annotation
	Peter Skalicky	1991	2011	physics
	Sabine Seidler	2011		Materials science

literature

• Juliane Mikoletzky, Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber (editor): A Collection of Extraordinary Completeness / A Collection of Unusual Completeness: Die Rektorengalerie der Technische Universität Wien / The Gallery of Rectors of the TU Wien . Festschrift 200 Jahre Technische Universität Wien, Volume 13. Vienna, Böhlau-Verlag 2015. ISBN 978-3-205-20113-7 ( limited preview in Google book search)

Web links

Commons : Faculty of TU Wien  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Rectors of the Vienna University of Technology

Individual evidence

1. ^ TU Vienna: Traces of women - data and facts . Retrieved August 25, 2015.
2. ^ Karl Holey in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
3. ^ Brief history of the Vienna University of Technology ( Memento from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved August 21, 2015.