Valie Export, Austrian artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included provocative public performances and expanded cinema. Her practice also extended…
Anna Wagner died on May 12, 2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian.
Heinrich Kofler, an Austrian politician and former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 96. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Landtag from 1974 to 1980 and…
Günter Pichler, Austrian violinist, teacher and conductor, died on April 24, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 85. Pichler was the first violin in the Alban Berg Quartett. Born on September 9, 1940, in Kufstein, he was accepted at…
Eugene Braunwald died on April 22, 2026. He was an Austrian-born American cardiologist.
Florian Schneeberger, an Austrian sailor who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died on April 20, 2026, in a bus accident in Salzburg, Austria. He was 55. Schneeberger competed in the Tornado event at the 1996 Games with Andreas Hagara.
Franz Stocker, Austrian politician and former federal councillor, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 92. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Federal Council from 1979 to 1983 and in the National Council…
Oleg Maisenberg, a Ukrainian-born Austrian pianist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Odessa, then in the Ukrainian SSR, he received his first piano lessons from his mother at age five. He studied at the…
Alex Manninger, an Austrian footballer and goalkeeper, died on April 16, 2026. He was 48. Manninger played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 2008, and represented clubs in Italy, Germany, Austria and England.…
Ilse von Alpenheim, an Austrian pianist, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Innsbruck, she was trained by her mother, a piano teacher, and made her first public appearance as a soloist at age nine…
Harald Ofner, an Austrian lawyer and politician, died on April 8, 2026. He was 93. Born in Vienna on October 25, 1932, he studied law and received a doctorate in 1958. By 1965, he was a lawyer. Ofner began his… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Adolf Scherwitzl, an Austrian Olympic biathlete, died on April 7, 2026.
Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Austrian-born German politician and former minister of post and telecommunications and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, died on April 6, 2026. He was 95. Schwarz-Schilling served as minister of post and telecommunications from 1982 to 1992 and… · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Rainer Schwarz, an Austrian-born, US-based chef, died April 6, 2026. · 06 April 2026 · April 2026
Alfred J. Noll, an Austrian lawyer, politician and writer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Salzburg on January 30, 1960, he earned his law degree from the University of Salzburg and later worked as a lawyer in Vienna. He… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Zsigmond Ritoók, a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026 · Other
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist and medical doctor, died on March 5, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at age 83. Born in Lisbon on September 1, 1942, he studied at the University of Lisbon and graduated as a medical doctor… · Austria · 05 March 2026 · March 2026 · Antonio
Ora Kedem, an Austrian-born Israeli chemist and professor emerita, died on February 25, 2026. She was 101. Kedem taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and received the 1961 Israel Prize for life sciences.… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, an Austrian-born American academic and founding director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, died on February 17, 2026. He taught at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Franz Ceska, an Austrian diplomat, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Vienna on January 31, 1936, he studied law at the University of Vienna, earning a doctorate, and attended the College of Europe in… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Hellmut Lorenz, an Austrian art historian, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on June 11, 1942, in Vienna, he was a longtime professor at the University of Salzburg and the Free University of Berlin. In… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Elyakim Schlesinger, an Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva, died on February 4, 2026. He was an international authority and served as president, chairman and head of the Rabbinical Board of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and a co-founder of the Viennese Actionism. He worked for several… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · Dvořák
Austrian cultural manager · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other
Siegfried Herrmann, an Austrian politician and trade unionist, died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 83. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag of Styria from 1987 to 1991 and in the Federal… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Austrian sailor · 27 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 27 · Other
Austrian Olympic rower (1980 · 25 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 25
Austrian actress (The Forester of the Silver Wood · 06 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 6
Austrian-born French interviewer · 26 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 26 · Troller · French · Other
Austrian skater · 14 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 14 · Gaiser · Other
Austrian alpine skier · 27 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 27 · Other
Austrian football administrator · 07 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 7 · Other
Austrian architect · 29 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 29 · Other
Austrian Olympic sailor · 28 July 2025 · July 2025 · Athletes · July 28
Austrian parachutist · 16 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 16 · Other
Austrian gallery owner · 26 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 26 · Other
Austrian actress (Kurzer Prozess · 26 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 26
Austrian-American engineer and scientist · 20 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 20
Austrian actress (Der Hofrat Geiger · 22 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 22
Austrian production manager · 18 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 18 · Other
Austrian bank employee and politician · 30 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 30
Austrian-American translator and Holocaust survivor · 03 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 3 · Other
Austrian clarinetist and principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra · 02 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 2 · Other
Austrian-born German television and radio presenter · 28 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 28
Austrian ski jumper · 26 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 26 · Other
Austrian businessman · 19 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 19 · Other
Austrian supercentenarian · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17 · Other
Austrian ice hockey administrator · 16 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 16 · Other
Austrian actor (Dunja · 08 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 8
Austrian-American theoretical chemist (Karplus equation) · 02 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 2
Austrian-born American science fiction writer (Macrolife · 25 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 25
Austrian-American architect · 17 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 17 · Florian · Other