Dr. Rudolf Zistler or Cistler (1886–1960) was an

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...

and lawyer, most known for having defended members of

Young Bosnia Young Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Mlada Bosna, Млада Босна) was a separatist and revolutionary movement active in the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary before World War I. Its members were predominantly ...

on trial for the assassination of

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I. F ...

. Zistler moved to

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

after the end of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. His daughter Vanda Zistler became a prominent

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

singer at the Sarajevo Opera, and had a "clear, powerful voice". In 1937, Rudolf Zistler published a book about his experiences, titled (How I came to defend Princip and the others). A movie has been made about him: ''

The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip ''The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip'' ( sr, Branio sam Mladu Bosnu) is a 2014 Serbian film directed by Srđan Koljević. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ...

'' (2014).

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1886 births 1960 deaths 20th-century Austrian lawyers Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Lawyers from Zagreb Young Bosnia Yugoslav socialists {{Austria-law-bio-stub