Elfriede Hammerl (born 29 April 1945) is an Austrian journalist and writer from

Gumpoldskirchen Gumpoldskirchen ( Central Bavarian: ''Gumpoidskiachn'') is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Gumpoldskirchen borders on the municipalities Mödling, Guntramsdorf, Gaaden, Pfaffstätten and Traiskirchen. ...

, near Vienna.

Life

Born in Prebensdorf,

Steiermark Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, ...

, Hammerl studied

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

and

theatre studies Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also enco ...

at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

and began her career as a journalist at the '. She has written and continues to write columns for a wide variety of newspapers, journals and magazines (including for ''

Kurier ''Kurier'' is a German-language daily newspaper based in Vienna, Austria. In 2023, it had an edition of approximately 103,000 copies. History and profile ''Kurier'' was founded as ''Wiener Kurier'' by the United States Forces in Austria (USFA) ...

'', ''

Stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. O ...

'', ''

Profil Profil may refer to: *La Mouette Profil, a French hang glider design *Profil (band), a French musical group *''Profil (literary magazine)'', a Norwegian literary magazine *''profil (magazine)'', an Austrian news magazine * ''Profil (Russian magaz ...

'', ''

Vogue Vogue may refer to: Business * ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine ** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine ** '' Vogue Adria'', a fashion magazine for former Yugoslav countries ** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine ** ' ...

'', and ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Internationalism * World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship * Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community * Cosmopolitan ...

''). She has also written plays, cabaret texts, short stories, screenplays and novels. Hammerl was a co-initiator of the Austrian women's referendum in April 1997, she stood as a candidate in the

1999 Austrian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 3 October 1999. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, a right-wing coalition government was formed by the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the ...

for the

Liberal Forum The Liberal Forum (, LiF) was a centrist, liberal political party in Austria. The party was active from February 1993 to January 2014, when the party merged into NEOS – The New Austria. A member of the Liberal International and the Allianc ...

and was a member of the non-university advisory board of the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (; ) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. It is the largest education facility in the Austrian States of Austria, ...

from 2000 to 2002.

Awards

* 1999

Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik Preis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Preis (1911–1993), Austrian architect * Ellen Preis (Ellen Müller-Preis) (1912–2007), German-born Austrian Olympic champion foil fencer * Mary Louise Preis (born 1941), ...

* 2002 Wiener Frauenpreis * 2003 Concordia-Preis in the Human Rights category * 2006 * 2006 * 2011 Kurt-Vorhofer-Preis * 2011 . * 2015 Frauenring-Preis. * 2016

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Hono ...

. * 2016 Österreichischer Journalist des Jahres – Award for her life's work. * 2017

Käthe Leichter Prize The Käthe Leichter Prize is the Austrian State Prize for women's research, gender studies and gender equality in the workplace. History The prize, founded in 1991, was created on the initiative of the historian Herbert Steiner, who was assiste ...

of the Federal Ministry of Health and Women. * 2018 Concordia-Preis for her life's work.

Works

* ''Das muss gesagt werden Kolumnen.''''Das muss gesagt werden Kolumnen''
on WorldCat Kremayr & Scheriau 2020, * ''Alte Geschichten: Erzählungen.'' Kremayr & Scheriau 2018, * ''Von Liebe und Einsamkeit.'' Kremayr & Scheriau 2016, * ''Hotel Mama – Nesthocker, Nervensägen und Neurosen.'' Zsolnay 2007, * ''Müde bin ich Känguru – Leben in der Patchwork-Familie.'' Zsolnay 2006, * ''Der verpasste Mann.'' Deuticke 2004, * ''Wunderbare Valerie.'' Deuticke 2003, * ''Mausi oder Das Leben ist ungerecht.'' Deuticke 2002; TB Piper * ''Steile Typen im Supermarkt / oder Die Hausfrau braucht Herausforderungen.'' Ueberreuter 1998 * ''Hunde – Kleine Philosophie der Passionen.'' dtv 1997, * ''Schuldgefühle sind schön. Beobachtungen des Katers Ferdinand.'' 1992; Neuauflage Deuticke 2003,

References

External links

* *
Radio portrait of Elfriede Hammerl
in the

Ö1 Österreich 1 (Ö1) is an Austrian radio station: one of the four national channels operated by Austria's public broadcaster ORF. It focuses on classical music and opera, jazz, documentaries and features, news, radio plays and dramas, ''Kabarett ...

-Sendereihe "Chronisten, Reporter, Aufklärer" aus dem Jahr 2002 1945 births Living people 20th-century Austrian journalists 21st-century Austrian journalists 21st-century Austrian women journalists 20th-century Austrian women journalists 20th-century Austrian women writers People from Weiz District 21st-century Austrian women writers {{Austria-journalist-stub