Otto Glöckel
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Otto Glöckel (8 February 1874 in Pottendorf, Lower Austria – 23 July 1935 in Vienna) social-democratic politician and school-reformer during the First Austrian Republic. First Minister of Education during the First Austrian Republic from April 1919 to October 1920.[1]
After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna. In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party.[1] In 1897 he married Leopoldine Pfaffinger.
Otto Glöckel's Achievements:
- Women were granted the right to enter university.
- Religious education was no longer compulsory ("Glöckel Erlass", 10th of April 1919)
- Schools started to be organized in a democratic way (introduction of form and school representatives (??))
- The first comprehensive schools were established in Austria
Glöckel developed a collaborative relationship with the Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Glöckel Otto". Weblexikon der Weiner Sozialedemokratie. SPÖ. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Stadler, Friedrich (2011). "Written Language and Picture Language after Otto Neurath—Popularising or Humanising Knowledge?". In Heinrich, Richard; Nemeth, Elisabeth; Pichler, Wolfram; et al. (eds.). Image and Imaging in Philosophy, Science and the Arts. Frankfurt: ontos Verlag. p. 8.
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- Members of the Constituent National Assembly (Austria)
- Members of the 1st National Council (Austria)
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