University of Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck   (University)
Formation	1669
Headquarters	Innsbruck, Austria
Type	Public
Third largest university in Austria

It is currently the largest education facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol, and the third largest in Austria behind Vienna University and the University of Graz. Significant contributions have been made in many branches, most of all in the physics department. Further, regarding the number of Web of Science-listed publications, it occupies the third rank worldwide in the area of mountain research

Victims of political persecution and terror

Situated in Catholic conservative Tirol, the university was never a notable place for dissent, but some alumni have suffered for their opinions:

• Ludwig Wahrmund was professor of Canon Law in 1908 who was ousted from his post following critical remarks about the Catholic Church's interference in academic freedom.
• Christoph Probst (born 6 November 1919 in Murnau am Staffelsee : executed 22 February 1943 in Munich) was a student of medicine and a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group.
• Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. (Portugalete, Biscay, Spain, 9 November 1930 – San Salvador, 16 November 1989) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian. Ignacio Ellacuría was a close friend and colleague of the scholars Ignacio Martín-Baró and Segundo Montes, all of whom were assassinated with Ellacuría by the Salvadoran army, along with three colleagues and two employees. He earned his master's degree at Innsbruck University.
• Segundo Montes, S.J. (Valladolid, Spain, 15 May 1933 – San Salvador, El Salvador, 16 November 1989) was a scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest. Segundo Montes was a close friend and colleague of the scholars Ignacio Martín-Baró and Ignacio Ellacuría, all of whom were murdered with Montes by the Salvadoran army, along with three other colleagues and two other employees. He earned his master's degree at Innsbruck.
• Kurt von Schuschnigg (1897–1977) was Austria chancellor and was imprisoned until 1945 after the Anschluss (1938).

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Summary	Description
Alcide De Gasperi	3 April 1881	19 August 1954	Italy	Politician	Prime Minister of Italy for over 7 years. Attended the First Bilderberg as President of the European Parliament.
Ludwig Steiner	14 April 1922	28 June 2015	Austria	Diplomat Politician	Austrian politician

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