the society initially took place in the consistory room at the old university. at this point it was not possible to establish a much needed library. due to the growing audience, the society moved to the 4th floor of the domkapitel at stephansplatz in 1841, where a library and a reading room could be built. the group relocated many times again until 1855, when the government provided a gratis flat for them at teinfaltstraße; this was the society's headquarter for the next forty years. the last relocation occurred on july 23, 1893, into a new building, frankgasse 8, named after theodor billroth. today, the billrothhaus remains the headquarter of the college of physicians, also housing the society's library. library main article: billrothhaus § library the library was one of the primary goals of the association. since its foundation, the collection has grown, through donations and swaps, as well as contributions by members. today, the billrothhaus library is one of the most precious book collections worldwide. reading room at the library small library large library awards he college of physicians awards persons who render outstanding services to medicine. wilhelm-auerswald prize this prize is awarded biannually in appreciation of the physiologist wilhelm auerswald for the best thesis from an austrian medical faculty. otto-kraupp preis in honor of otto kraupp, this prize was established in 1999. it is awarded annually to the graduate with the best medical dissertation in an austrian university. theodor-billroth medal the society awards the theodor-billroth medal for outstanding services to medicine, science or the college of physicians. past award winners: tassilo antoine (1895–1980) josef böck lorenz böhler (1885–1973) wolfgang denk (1882–1970) karl fellinger (1904–2000) hans finsterer (1877–1955) viktor frankl (1905–1997) wilhelm holczabek (1919–2001) oleh hornykiewicz (born 1926) hubert kunz erna lesky (1911–1986) wilhelm löffler (1887–1972) otto novotny (1911–1997) leopold schönbauer (1888–1963) karl hermann spitzy (1915–2013) karl heinz tragl (born 1936) helmut wyklicky (1921–2007) nobel prize winners among the gesellschaft der ärzte róbert bárány (1876–1936) received the nobel prize in 1914 for his work on the vestibular organ fritz pregl (1869–1930) received the nobel prize in 1923 for his method of microanalysis julius wagner-jauregg (1857–1940) received the nobel prize in 1927 for the discovery of the implocationance of malaria vaccination karl landsteiner (1868–1943) received the nobel prize in 1939 for the discovery of the ab0 blood group system and the rhesus factor otto loewi (1873–1961) received the nobel prize in 1936 together with henry dale for the discovery of the chemical nerve conduction by acetylcholin adolf butenandt (1903–1995) received the nobel prize in 1939 together with leopold ruzicka for his work on the field of steroid hormones alexander fleming (1881–1955) received the nobel prize in 1945 for the discovery of penicillin carl ferdinand cori (1896–1984) received the nobel prize in 1947 together with his wife gerty theresa cori (1896–1957) for the discovery of catalytic glycogen metabolization max ferdinand perutz (1914–2002) received the nobel prize in 1962 together with john cowdery kendrew for his work on determination of haemoglobin manfred eigen (1927) received the nobel prize in 1967 together with ronald norrish and george plocationer for their work on fast chemical reactions due to interferences in equilibrium of shlocation impulses karl von frisch (1886–1982) received the nobel prize in 1973 together with konrad lorenz and nikolaas tinbergen for the discovery of organization and release of individual and social behavioral patterns konrad lorenz (1903–1989) received the nobel prize in 1973 together with nikoaal tinbergen andkarl von frisch for his genetic studies