The ELTE Department of Auxiliary Studies of History is pleased to invite all intrested to its Auxiliary studies, archives, didactics for history teaching – Lectures at the Deprtment of Auxiliary Studies of History series of lectures.

On the second occasion of the series in this semester the audience has the opportunity to attend the lecture of Klaus Lohrmann, retired professor at the Institute of Austrian Historical Research (Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Vienna). Following his studies at the University of Vienna and the Institute of Austrian Historical Research, Klaus Lohrmann worked at the Vienna City Archives (Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv) between 1976 and 1987. In 1988, he founded the Institute for Jewish History in Austria (Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs) in St. Pölten, which is still active today; he remained its director until 2004. In 1979, he was awarded the prestigious Theodor-Körner Prize (Thodor-Körner-Preis). In addition to the history of the city of Vienna, his research covers Jewish history and the various manifestations of anti-Semitism throughout history. He also focuses in particular on the medieval history of France and Austria.