Franz Harnoncourt
Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt (born August 2, 1937 in Graz ) is an Austrian lawyer . He was chairman of the board of directors of the Kastner & Öhler department store and chairman of the board of directors of Grazer Wechselseiten Versicherung in Graz.
Life
He is the seventh child of Eberhard Harnoncourt and his wife Ladislaja, née Countess of Meran . Three of his brothers are Nikolaus , Philipp and Karl Harnoncourt .
After studying law and doing his doctorate, he began his professional life as a tax consultant at Binder + Co and gained experience abroad during a study visit to the USA, at the “ Karstadt ” department store in Germany and at “ Marks & Spencer ” in Great Britain. At Kastner & Öhler he got to know the company from the ground up, where he was on the board for decades. From 1982 to 2012 he was president and supervisory board member of the “ Grazer Wechselsendung insurance”. Since then he has been honorary president.
He is a Knight of the Order of Knights of Malta and a Receptor of the Grand Priory of Austria. He represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as honorary consul .
Private
Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt has been married to Marion, née Fogarassy (* 1941), daughter of Viktor Fogarassy and Dollie Kastner, and is the father of five daughters and one son.
Awards
- 1999: Great Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2007: Large gold medal of the state of Styria with the star
- 2012: Great Golden Decoration with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2012: Citizen of the City of Graz
Web links
- Count Franz de la Fontaine and d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dr. iur. Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt: City council resolution on September 20, 2012, ceremony on October 18, 2012. In: graz.at. City of Graz (Ed.), October 2012, accessed on January 28, 2020.
- ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
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SURNAME | Harnoncourt, Franz |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harnoncourt-Unverzagt, Franz (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |