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Wilhelm Miklas

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Austrian politician; President (1928–1938)

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Wilhelm Miklas (1872–1956) was an Austrian politician and member of the Christian Social Party. Born in Krems, he was educated at the University of Vienna and worked in Vienna. A Catholic, he spoke German and held citizenship in Austria and Cisleithania. He received the Supreme Order of Christ.

Miklas is the author of works including *Bundespräsident Wilhelm Miklas (1872-1956)* and *Der Bundespräsident spricht*. He died in Vienna and was buried in Döbling Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1872
Died
1956
Works
2

Top works

  • Bundespräsident Wilhelm Miklas (1872-1956)
  • Der Bundespräsident spricht

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia

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Key facts

Chancellor
Ignaz Seipel , Ernst Streeruwitz , Johann Schober , Karl Vaugoin , Otto Ender , Karl Buresch , Engelbert Dollfuss , Kurt Schuschnigg , Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Preceded by
Michael Hainisch
Succeeded by
Karl Renner (1945)
Born
( 1872-10-15 ) 15 October 1872, Krems an der Donau , Austria-Hungary
Died
20 March 1956 (1956-03-20) (aged 83), Vienna , Austria
Party
Fatherland Front (1934–1938), Christian Social Party (1907–1934)
Spouse
Leopoldine Heidinger ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1900 ) ​
Alma mater
University of Vienna

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Encyclopedic overview

Wilhelm Miklas (15 October 1872 – 20 March 1956) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria from 1928 until the Anschluss to Nazi Germany in 1938.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilhelm Miklas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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