Anton Frommelt

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Anton Frommelt (born March 14, 1895 in Schaan , † October 7, 1975 in Vaduz ) was a Liechtenstein priest, politician and artist.

Life

Anton Frommelt was a son of the carpenter Lorenz Frommelt and Magdalena Frommelt, nee Vogt. He had ten siblings. After attending primary school in Schaan, he attended the Sankt Fidelis College in Stans in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden . From 1916 to 1920 he studied theology at the St. Luzi seminary in Chur ( Graubünden ) and was ordained a priest in 1919. From 1920 to 1922 he worked as a drawing teacher at the college Maria Hilf in Schwyz . On October 1, 1922, he took over the pastor's position in Triesen .

In 1928 he was elected to the Liechtenstein Parliament for the Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (FBP) . Until 1945 he held the office of president of the state parliament . From 1928 to 1932 he was a member of the state school board and from 1929 to 1946 school inspector. He gave up his pastoral office in 1933 and moved to Vaduz. In 1933 he was appointed deputy head of government under Josef Hoop . During the crisis in March 1938, the FBP and the Fatherland Union (VU) formed a coalition government . Since the VU claimed the position of deputy head of government for itself, he had to resign from his executive office; Deputy head of government was Alois Vogt (VU).

In a compromise between FBP and VU Frommelt became the full-time Councilor appointed. He was responsible for the “Construction”, “School” and “Post” departments. During his term of office, the construction of the Liechtenstein inland canal and the realignment of the Liechtenstein postage stamp business fell. Under his leadership, stamps were introduced in the sense of collector's items, which significantly increased sales.

As a Christian, Frommelt was a staunch opponent of National Socialism and did not trust the German-friendly supporters of VU. He also fought politically against the supporters of the National Socialist Volksdeutsche movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL). He played a major role in the failure of the VDBL putsch on March 24, 1939. The aim of the putsch was to terminate the customs treaty with Switzerland and to join Liechtenstein to the Greater German Reich . Frommelt had the putschists' telephone lines shut down so that they could no longer communicate with one another, and persuaded demonstrating supporters of the VDBL to give up. He was a fan of "sharp words" and his speeches were feared by his political opponents.

After the end of the Second World War , he resigned from all political offices. He started an artistic career and built a studio in Vaduz. He did not return to his pastoral profession for health reasons. Frommelt mainly painted in oil , but also created pictures in watercolor and tempera techniques as well as numerous linocuts . He was also an avid photographer and designer .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rita Vogt-Frommelt: Frommelt, Anton. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
  2. ^ Friedemann Malsch: Frommelt, Anton. In: Sikart

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personal data
SURNAME Frommelt, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein priests, politicians and artists
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Schaan
DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1975
Place of death Vaduz