Anton Graßl
Anton Graßl (born March 22, 1909 in Kaiserslautern ; † May 16, 1990 in Munich ) was a German ministerial official.
Career
Graßl received his doctorate in 1933 with a thesis on Bavarian national history. He was Ministerialrat in the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture . In 1946 he was co-founder of the Bavarian State Association for Youth Hikes and Youth Hostels and in 1949 became its chairman. In 1962 he was elected President of the International Youth Hostel Association.
He lived in Ainmillerstraße in Schwabing from 1963 until his death .
Honors
- 1969: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1974: Great Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- History of the Bavarian State Association in the German Youth Hostel Association on jugendherberge.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bellinger, Gerhard J. , Regulator-Bellinger, Brigitte : Schwabings Ainmillerstraße and its most important residents: A representative example of Munich's city history from 1888 to today , 2013.
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB) on parlament.gv.at
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graßl, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grassl, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ministerial official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaiserslautern |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1990 |
| Place of death | Munich |