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Theodor Körner

President of Austria from 1951 to 1957 (1873–1957)

Theodor Körner, Edler von Siegringen (German pronunciation: [ˈteːoˌdoːɐ̯ ˈkœʁnɐ]; 23 April 1873 – 4 January 1957) was an Austrian military officer and statesman of the Socialist Party of Austria. He served as the president of Austria from 1951 to 1957 and as the mayor of Vienna from 1945 to 1951.²

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Born Apr 24, 1873, died Jan 4, 1957.¹

Companies

Bund Sozialdemokratischer Akademikerinnen und Akademiker, Intellektueller, Künstlerinnen und KünstlerChair 1947 to 1950¹⁰

Early life and education

As son of an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, he was born in Újszőny, Kingdom of Hungary (today part of Komárom, Hungary), as the second child of an Artillery Captain, later promoted to major Theodor Karl Körner, Edler von Siegringen (1828-1917) and his wife, Karoline Fousek (1849–1929). He had one older sister, Rosa Antonia (b. 1872) and one younger brother Richard (1874-1915), who later became lieutenant colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces during World War I. He was great nephew of poet Theodor Körner and was distantly related to Bertha von Suttner, through her mother, Sophie Wilhelmine von Körner (1815-1884), who was also related to the poet.

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Career

Occupation: politician, military personnel, mayor.⁵

1951 to 1957President of Austria^{3 4}
1945 to 1951Mayor of Vienna³
Date not recordedMember of the regional parliament of Vienna³
Date not recordedMember of the Austrian federal council³
Date not recordedMember of the National Council of Austria³

Personal life

BornApr 24, 1873, Komárom⁶
DiedJan 4, 1957, Vienna⁷
CitizenshipAustria⁸

Awards

1956Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany⁹
Date not recordedGrand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria⁹
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Leopold (Austria)⁹
Date not recordedMilitary Merit Cross III. Class⁹
Date not recordedOrder of the Iron Crown (Austria)⁹
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University⁹

Sources

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WikidataTheodor Körner on Wikidata
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WikipediaTheodor Körner on Wikipedia
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WikidataTheodor Körner: Member of the regional parliament of Vienna, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident of Austria, as reported
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WikidataTheodor Körner: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataTheodor Körner: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataTheodor Körner: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataTheodor Körner: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTheodor Körner: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataBund Sozialdemokratischer Akademikerinnen und Akademiker, Intellektueller, Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsTheodor Körner photo by Fotograf im Auftrag der United States Information Agency (Pictorial Section der Information Services Branch (ISB)); color: Ostinommis, Public domain