Leopold Kunschak
| Leopold Kunschak | |
|---|---|
| File:Kunschak Leopold.pngKunschak Leopold.png Official Portrait by Wiener Bilder, 1907 | |
| Born | November 11, 1871 Vienna |
| 💀Died | March 13, 1953 (aged 81) ViennaMarch 13, 1953 (aged 81) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Leopold Kunschak (11 November 1871 – 13 March 1953) was an Austrian politician and trade unionist.[1][2]
Life
Kunschak was the son of a wagon owner. His father had had financial troubles and died when he was young, so his mother was left to support him and his siblings alone as a laundress. Kunschak was first an apprentice typesetter, but switched careers to saddlery due to health reasons. He found work as an industrial saddler in the Simmeringer wagon factory. In 1889 he witnessed a strike by Vienna tram workers, which he did not take part in. This event, during which he was arrested despite not being a protester, awakened his interest in politics. Kunschak helped found the "Christian Social Workers' Association" in 1892. He took over its management in 1895 and was chairman of the association from 1897 to 1934.[1][2] He held various political positions from this time until his death.
Kunschak was an opponent of the Heimwehr and Engelbert Dollfuss.[2]
After the Anschluss in March 1938, Kunschak was removed from political office and then imprisoned for two months. After his release he was monitored by the Nazis and was arrested again in 1944.
After the Second World War, he signed the Austrian Declaration of Independence on April 27, 1945 together with Karl Renner, Adolf Schärf, and Johann Koplenig. From 1945 he again held political office. He also took part in the founding of the Austrian People's Party. From 1945 until his death he served as President of the National Council; he died five days before the end of his term.
Kunschak was buried in an honorary grave in Vienna's Central Cemetery.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kunschak Leopold | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Enderle-Burcel, Gertrude; Kraus, Johannes (1991). Mandatare im Ständestaat, 1934-1938: christlich, ständisch, autoritär biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Staatsrates, Bundeskulturrates, Bundeswirtschaftsrates und Länderrates sowie des Bundestages. Wien: Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes Österreichische Gesellschaft für historische Quellenstudien. ISBN 978-3-901142-00-0. Search this book on
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