Baron Max Wladimir von Beck (6 September 1854, in

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– 20 January 1943, in Vienna) was an

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n statesman. Baron Max Wladimir von Beck was selected as the main motif of an Austrian collectors' coin, the 100 Years of Universal Male Suffrage commemorative coin, minted on January 10, 2007. The coin design is based on a historic photo of the opening session of Parliament in 1907, right after the

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. These were the first Austrian elections held under

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, after an electoral reform abolishing tax paying requirements for voters had been adopted by the Council and was endorsed by Emperor

Franz Joseph Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

earlier in the year.Nohlen & Stöver, p184 Reichsrat 1907

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Max Wladimir 1854 births 1943 deaths 20th-century Ministers-President of Austria Barons of Austria Politicians from Vienna Ministers-President of Austria University of Vienna alumni Members of the House of Lords (Austria)