Karl Lueger

Karl Lueger (IPA [luˈegɐ] not [lyːgɐ]) (October 24, 1844-March 10, 1910) was an Austrian politician and mayor of Vienna, known for his overtly anti-semitic and racist policies, as well as his skills as an administrator. Image File history File links Karl_lueger. ... Image File history File links Karl_lueger. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... 1. ...

Career

Born in Vienna, he graduated in law from the University of Vienna (receiving his doctorate in 1870). He founded and led the Christian Social Party which took political power from the German Liberals in Vienna and combated the Social Democrats. A faction in the Austrian parliament, the Christian Social Party won Vienna city council in 1895 and subsequently helped Lueger win mayoralty. After three refusals, pro-Jewish Emperor Franz Josef (who allegedly loathed him as a person) finally sanctioned his election in 1897. He was the mayor of Vienna from 1897 to 1910. Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... The stela of King Hammurabi depicts the god Shamash revealing a code of laws to the king. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Christian Social Party (CS) was an Austrian political party from 1893 to 1933 and a predecessor of the contemporary Austrian Peoples Party. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Nationalrat (national council) and the Bundesrat (federal council). ... The Christian Social Party (CS) was an Austrian political party from 1893 to 1933 and a predecessor of the contemporary Austrian Peoples Party. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Franz Joseph I. Francis Joseph I (in German Franz Josef I. (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916, and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Anti-Semitic Policies

Known for his anti-semitism, Lueger was seen by Adolf Hitler as an inspiration for his own virulent hatred of anything Jewish. He also advocated racist policies against all non-German speaking minorities in Austria-Hungary. He voted, in 1887, for Georg Ritter von Schönerer's proposed bill to restrict the immigration of Russian and Romanian Jews. He was an admirer of Édouard Drumont. The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... Hitler redirects here. ... 1. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Georg Ritter von Schönerer Georg Ritter von Schönerer (July 17, 1842-August 14, 1921) was an Austrian politician active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Édouard Drumont (1844-1917) was a French antisemite and proto-fascist. ...

Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring is part of Vienna's famous Ringstraße.

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Performance as Municipal Administrator

It also has to be noted that - however questionable his personal views on race and religion might have been - he proved to be an outstandingly good mayor of Vienna as far as municipal organisation and politics go. A significant part of the infrastructure and organisations that are responsible for the high standard of living in contemporary Vienna - such as the second main aquifer (Hochquellwasserleitung) which provides tap water of mineral water quality to large parts of the city, and the integrated public transport system owned by the municipality - were created during his terms of office.

This part of his legacy is the reason why he is generally viewed as a positive figure in Viennese history, even though the negative aspects mentioned above have been increasingly noticed and commented upon in recent years.

Further influence on Austrian politics

His general style of politics later inspired some of the right-wing leaders of the Austrian first republic in 1918-1933, such as Ignaz Seipel, Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt Schuschnigg. Unlike with Adolf Hitler, he did not so much inspire anti-semitism in them (none of these three were particularly anti-semitic), but rather provided one important role model for their generally combative, unrelenting stance towards ideological political opponents (especially socialists). This ultimately proved to be highly detrimental to the cohesion of the Austrian first republic as a whole. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ignaz Seipel (19 July 1876 - 2 August 1932) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor during the 1920s. ... Engelbert Dollfuss Engelbert Dollfuss (German: Dollfuß) (October 4, 1892, Texing—July 25, 1934, Vienna) was an Austrian statesman, serving as chancellor for two years from 1932 until his assassination in 1934. ... Kurt Schuschnigg (14 December 1897 in Riva del Garda, Austria-Hungary (Now Riva del Garda, Italy) – 18 November 1977 in Innsbruck, Austria; Kurt von Schuschnigg until 1919) was an Austrian politician who in 1934 succeeded the assassinated Engelbert Dollfuss as dictator of Austria, as leader of the regime often called...

The three politicians mentioned here also played decisive roles in the Austrian Ständestaat. This was a right-wing, authoritarian government (1933-1938), which was unilaterally and forcibly established by the political right after the first republic failed in 1933. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Other views on his character

Some observers believe that Lueger's public racism was in large part a pose to obtain votes. Historian William L. Shirer wrote that "…his opponents, including the Jews, readily conceded that he was at heart a decent, chivalrous, generous and tolerant man."^[1] Shirer after winning a National Book Award in 1961 for his The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, pictured with fellow authors and award winners Conrad Richter and Randall Jarrell. ...

Viennese writer Stefan Zweig (who was himself Jewish, and who grew up in Vienna during Lueger's term of office) recalled that "His city administration was perfectly just and even typically democratic."^[2] Stefan Zweig (November 28, 1881 – February 22, 1942) was an Austrian writer. ...

References

1. ^ William L. Shirer. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-72868-7.
2. ^ Stefan Zweig (1964). The World of Yesterday. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-5224-2.

Book cover The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by journalist William L. Shirer was the first definitive history of Nazi Germany in English. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... World of Yesterday (original German title Die Welt von Gestern) is the autobiography of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, written after he was exiled from Austria in 1934, but not published until 1942. ... University of Nebraska Press at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a major publisher of original and reprint editions of significant works about the West. ...

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia entry
• Photo of the monument to Karl Lueger in Dr-Karl-Lueger-Platz, Vienna