Professor Franz Schwabl, holder of the chair for Theoretical Physics V
from 1982 through 2003 died on 4th August 2009.  Research of Franz
Schwabl was concerned with magnetic materials, structure formation in
driven, dissipative non-equilibrum systems, ferroelectric and
ferroelastic materials.  Numerous experiments in the field of
"investigating magnetism with neutrons" were initiated by the theoretical
works of Franz Schwabl.

Prof. Schwabl enjoyed an excellent reputation among students and
scientists as  author of  his books  on Quantum Mechanics and
Statistical Mechanics  which were published in  different  languages and
appeared in several editions.

We deeply are saddenend by the loss of an excellent theoretician and we
will continue to hold Prof. Schwabl in the highest of regards.