Rudolfiner-Society - Red Cross

The Rudolfiner Society was founded by Gustav Jurié in 1875. in 1879 the Society constituted itself anew, Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek became its first president and Rudolf, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire the Society’s protector.

The moving spirit of the society, which was called “Rudolfiner Society for the Construction and Maintenance of a Pavilion Hospital for the Training of Nurses for the Sick and Wounded in Vienna” by 1880, was surgeon Theodor Billroth. In 1881 the first course for nurses was given at the Vienna Academy of Commerce.

Executive board:

KommR Dr. Georg Semler (Chairman of the executive board)
Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kemmetmüller, M.D.  (Vice-chairman of the executive board)
Univ.-Doz. Dr. Martin Buchelt, M.D.


Administrative board

Chairman of the administrative board:
Gouverneur a.D. Dr. Klaus Liebscher 

RA Dr. Herbert Hochegger Herbert (Vice-chairman of the administrative board)
OA Dr. Martin Leixnering
Gouverneur Dr. Klaus Liebscher
V.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Hanna Mayer
Ass. Prof. Dr. Susanne Rödler
Mag. Brigitte Schobesberger, MAS
Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Schwarzmeier
Generaloberin Charlotte Staudinger
Prim. Doz. Dr.  Udo Zifko


Ex-officio-members:

Ernst Blaschek (work councillor)
Dr. Werner Kerschbaum (Austrian Red Cross / Deputy Secretary General)