Emil Baumgärtel (10 January 1885 in Wernersreuth,

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– 27 September 1939 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian politician for the

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

(SPÖ). Baumgärtel attended a two-class village school and was trained as a bookseller. He became a bookseller in Wrocław, Frankfurt, and Vienna. In 1919, he was vice chairman of the Workers' council for Upper Austria. From 1919 to 1925, he was a member of the Upper Austrian parliament, and also as a provincial Deputy Provincial. From 10 November 1920 to 17 February 1934, he was a Member of the National Council. He was also vice president of the Austrian Chamber of Labour. In 2001, a street in Linz was named after him.

External links

* * Archive o
Emil Baumgärtel Papers
at the International Institute of Social History

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1885 births 1939 deaths People from Aš German Bohemian people Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians Members of the National Council (Austria) {{Austria-bio-stub