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Bruno Kreisky
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Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990) was an Austrian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and war correspondent. Born in Vienna, he was educated at the University of Vienna, where he earned a Doctor of Sciences degree. He served as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria and held the positions of Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Federal Chancellor of Austria. His work locations included Vienna and Stockholm, and he was employed by the Austrian Federal Government.
Kreisky authored 38 works, including *Demokracie a socialismus*, *Letters and Conversations 1972 to 1975*, *Foreign policy in the affluent society*, *Is there a chance for a new and global détente?*, and *Das Wirtschaftsprogramm der SPÖ*. He received several awards, such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, the Orden wider den tierischen Ernst, the Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights, and the Freedom Award.
He spoke German and Austrian German and had two children. Significant figures associated with him include Willy Brandt, Olof Palme, and Theodor Körner. Kreisky died in Vienna from heart failure and is buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 38
Top works
- Demokracie a socialismus
- Letters and Conversations 1972 to 1975
- Foreign policy in the affluent society
- Is there a chance for a new and global détente?
- Das Wirtschaftsprogramm der SPÖ
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Austria
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1990
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13
- Total plays
- 212
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Reassembling the Social
· 2005 · cited 15,511x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,800x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,217x
- World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated
· 2006 · cited 9,901x
via Crossref · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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Bruno Kreisky ( German: [ˈbʁuːno ˈkʁaɪ̯ski]; 22 January 1911 – 29 July 1990) was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II.
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