Lothar Höbelt
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Lothar Höbelt is an Austrian historian and adjunct professor of Modern History at the University of Vienna
. His research areas are political and constitutional history of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the Thirty Years' War
. He also lectures at the Theresian Military Academy
.
He studied history at the University of Vienna from 1974 to 1981, earning his doctorate Sub auspiciis Praesidentis (Promotion under the auspices of the President, the highest level of academic achievement in Austria). He was affiliated with universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, including the University of Chicago
, until he was appointed adjunct Professor of Modern History at the University of Vienna in 1997. He once sympathized with the Freedom Party of Austria
, but would eventually sympathize more with the Austrian People's Party
under the chancellorship of Wolfgang Schüssel
. However, he supported the presidential candidacy of Freedom Party politician Barbara Rosenkranz
in 2010 and was the head of her supporting committee.
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. His research areas are political and constitutional history of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. He also lectures at the Theresian Military Academy
Theresian Military Academy
The Theresian Military Academy is an academy, where the Austrian Armed Forces train their officers. The Academy is located in the castle of Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria.- History :...
.
He studied history at the University of Vienna from 1974 to 1981, earning his doctorate Sub auspiciis Praesidentis (Promotion under the auspices of the President, the highest level of academic achievement in Austria). He was affiliated with universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, including the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, until he was appointed adjunct Professor of Modern History at the University of Vienna in 1997. He once sympathized with the Freedom Party of Austria
Freedom Party of Austria
The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...
, but would eventually sympathize more with the Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
under the chancellorship of Wolfgang Schüssel
Wolfgang Schüssel
Wolfgang Schüssel is an Austrian People's Party politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007...
. However, he supported the presidential candidacy of Freedom Party politician Barbara Rosenkranz
Barbara Rosenkranz
Barbara Rosenkranz is an Austrian politician for the Freedom Party of Austria , currently serving as the Minister of Building Law and Animal Protection of the State of Lower Austria...
in 2010 and was the head of her supporting committee.
Selected publications
- Die britische Appeasement-Politik: Entspannung und Nachrüstung 1937-1939
- Otto Steinwender. Portrait eines Nationalliberalen (Vienna 1992)
- Kornblume und Kaiseradler. Die deutschfreiheitlichen Parteien Altösterreichs 1882-1918 (Vienna 1993)
- 1848. Österreich und die deutsche Revolution (Vienna 1998)
- Von der Vierten Partei zur Dritten Kraft. Die Geschichte des VdU (Graz 1999)
- Defiant Populist. Jörg Haider and the Politics of Austria (West Lafayette, Purdue University PressPurdue University PressPurdue University Press, founded in 1960, is a university press that is part of Purdue University. Dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly and professional information, Purdue University Press provides quality resources in several key subject areas including business, technology, health,...
, 2003) - Landschaft und Politik im Sudetenland (Vienna 2004)
- Ferdinand III. 1608-1657. Friedenskaiser wider Willen (Graz 2008)
- Franz Joseph I. Der Kaiser und sein Reich. Eine politische Geschichte (Vienna 2009)
- Die Habsburger. Aufstieg und Glanz einer europäischen Dynastie (Stuttgart 2009)