Theodor Körner Prize [SEP] named after
Theodor Körner Prize
The Theodor Körner Prize (German: "Theodor-Körner-Preis") is a set of annual Austrian awards bestowed by the Theodor Körner Fund in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances.
The prize is awarded at the University of Vienna. The prize is one of Austria's most prestigious awards in the arts and science.
History.
In 1953, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, Federal President Theodor Körner declined all gifts for him and asked that a fund be created instead for
street named after him, as is the Theodor Körner Prize, an Austrian award for science and art.
Awards.
- Honorary Doctorate at the Vienna University of Technology (1945)
- Honorary citizen of Vienna city (1948)
- Grand Cross special class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1956)
Sources.
- Ilona Duczynska (Hrsg. und kommentiert): "Theodor Körner. Auf Vorposten. Ausgewählte Schriften 1928 - 1938". Europaverlag, Wien 1977,