Heinrich Lammasch
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Heinrich Lammasch was an Austria
n jurist
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
. He became an international arbitrator
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
and the United States
, and the Orinoco
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
.
Heinrich Lammasch (May 21, 1853, Seitenstetten
- January 6, 1920, Salzburg
) was an Austria
n jurist
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
. He became an international arbitrator
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
and the United States
, and the Orinoco
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
.
Heinrich Lammasch (May 21, 1853, Seitenstetten
- January 6, 1920, Salzburg
) was an Austria
n jurist
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
. He became an international arbitrator
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
and the United States
, and the Orinoco
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
Cisleithania
Cisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
Biography
The son of a notary, he qualified for the teaching faculty at the University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy may refer to any development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from a Christian tradition.- Origins of Christian philosophy :...
. He became an international arbitrator
International arbitration
International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships...
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and the Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
First Austrian Republic
The Republic of Austria encompasses the period of Austrian history following the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of September 1919, the settlement after the end of World War I which put an end to the Republic of German Austria, continuing up to World War II...
.
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Heinrich Lammasch (May 21, 1853, Seitenstetten
Seitenstetten
Seitenstetten is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.One Udalschalk or Udiskalk, first mentioned in 1109, founded a monastery there in 1112 and gave all of his properties in Seitenstetten, Grünbach, Heft and Stille . In 1114, Benedictine monks from Göttweig Abbey were...
- January 6, 1920, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
Cisleithania
Cisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
Biography
The son of a notary, he qualified for the teaching faculty at the University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy may refer to any development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from a Christian tradition.- Origins of Christian philosophy :...
. He became an international arbitrator
International arbitration
International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships...
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and the Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
First Austrian Republic
The Republic of Austria encompasses the period of Austrian history following the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of September 1919, the settlement after the end of World War I which put an end to the Republic of German Austria, continuing up to World War II...
.
External links
Heinrich Lammasch (May 21, 1853, Seitenstetten
Seitenstetten
Seitenstetten is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria.One Udalschalk or Udiskalk, first mentioned in 1109, founded a monastery there in 1112 and gave all of his properties in Seitenstetten, Grünbach, Heft and Stille . In 1114, Benedictine monks from Göttweig Abbey were...
- January 6, 1920, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania
Cisleithania
Cisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
) for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only non-noble to serve as Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg monarchy.
Biography
The son of a notary, he qualified for the teaching faculty at the University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the conception of attempted crime won for him in 1882 an extraordinary professorship, and in 1885 a full professorship at the University of Innsbruck. In 1889, he returned to Vienna and there became an advocate of the idea of a league of nations in the spirit of Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy may refer to any development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from a Christian tradition.- Origins of Christian philosophy :...
. He became an international arbitrator
International arbitration
International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships...
, and arranged the Newfoundland dispute between Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and the Orinoco
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
dispute between the latter and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. He was sent to represent Austria at St. Germain.
Not long after he was appointed Minister-President by Emperor Charles I in 1918, it became apparent that the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
had practically no ability to control events outside of Vienna. The minority state councils of the empire were acting more or less as provisional governments, and the government's authority was even being challenged by the German-Austrian state council, which represented the mostly German-speaking Alpine and Danubian provinces of the empire. Lammasch realised the situation was untenable, and advised Charles to give up his right to exercise sovereign authority. Accordingly, on 11 November, Charles issued a statement in which he acknowledged Austria's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished his right to take part in the country's politics. This statement effectively ended the Habsburgs' seven-century rule over Austria. Shortly afterward, Austria was proclaimed a republic
First Austrian Republic
The Republic of Austria encompasses the period of Austrian history following the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of September 1919, the settlement after the end of World War I which put an end to the Republic of German Austria, continuing up to World War II...
.