Albert Prager

Albert Prager (born March 20, 1842 in Pohrlitz , Kronland Moravia , † June 27, 1915 in Vienna ) was an Austrian social democratic politician and editor . He was one of the pioneers of the Austrian labor movement .

Life

Prager, a chaser by profession , founded the General Workers' Education Association in Vienna- Gumpendorf , a forerunner organization of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , with others , and became a member of its committee. In addition, in 1868 Prager was a member of the founding committee of the Workers', Sickness and Invalidity Fund and the Social Democratic Committee, which maintained connections with the workers' education associations and the International Workers' Association ( First International ).

Prager was also editor of the social democratic body “Der Radikal” and for many years owner, publisher and editor of the political magazine “Die Donau”.

literature

• Ludwig Brügel : History of the Austrian Social Democracy. Volume 1. Verlag der Wiener Volksbuchhandlung, Vienna 1922, pp. 100, 154, 218 and 259.
• R. Klucsarits:  Prague Albert. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 238.
• Heribert Sturm et al. (Ed.): Biographical lexicon for the history of the Bohemian countries. Volume 3: N-Sch. Verlag Oldenbourg, Munich 2000, p. 295.
• Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia. 2nd Edition. Volume 8: Poethen – Schlüter. Saur, Munich 2007, p. 52.