Michael Mayr
Michael Mayr | |
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| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 7 July 1920 – 21 June 1921 | |
| President | Karl Seitz (1919-1920) Michael Hainisch (1920-1928) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ferdinand Hanusch Eduard Heinl Walter Breisky |
| Preceded by | Karl Renner |
| Succeeded by | Johann Schober |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 October 1920 – 21 June 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Renner |
| Succeeded by | Johann Schober |
| Minister without portofolio | |
| In office 17 October 1919 – 24 June 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Ellenbogen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1864 Aldwang, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1922 Waldneukirchen, Austria |
| Political party | Christian Social Party |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Michael Mayr (10 April 1864 – 21 May 1922) was an Austrian politician, who served as Chancellor of Austria in the Austria from July 1920 to June 1921. He was a member of the Christian Social Party, and by profession a Historian.[1]
Life
Michael Mayr was born on 10 April 1864 in Aldwang, Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the son of a farmer. He studied history and geography, being passionate about them. After becoming director of the Tyrolean State Archives, and from 1907 he entered politics. He held several positions during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but after its fall in 1918, Austria gained its independence, and Mayr became a minister without portfolio. After the fall of the chancellorship of Karl Renner, Michael Mayr became chancellor in an interim government from 7 July 1920 to 21 June 1921. He died on 21 May 1922, of natural causes, leaving behind literary works about the Austrians and Germans, along with Italians.
Writing
- W. Lazius als Geschichtsschreiber Österreichs, 1894 (W. Lazius as Austrian Historian);
- Der Generallandtag der österreichschen Erbländer in Augsburg 1525/26, in: Zeitschrift des Ferdinandeums 3(38), 1894 (The General State Parliament of the Austrian Hereditary Lands in Augsburg, 1525-1526);
- Erinnerunger an A. Hoffer, 1899(Memories of A. Hoffer);
- Die Beziehunger Deutschlands zu Italien, 1901 (The Relations of Germany with Italy");
- Der italienische Irredentismus: Sein Entstehen unde seine Entwicklung vornehmlich în Tirol, 1917 ("Italian Irredentism: Its Origins and Development Primarily în Tyrol")
Related pages
- List of members of the Austrian Parliament who died in office