Hans Sylvester

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Hans Sylvester memorial stone in Eisenstadt

Hans Sylvester (born November 10, 1897 in Nickelsdorf , † January 19, 1939 in Dachau ) was an Austrian agricultural specialist, politician ( CS , VF ) and victim of the Nazi regime. During the Austrofascism he was appointed governor of Burgenland .

Life

After graduating from high school, Hans Sylvester studied at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna from 1916 to 1923 . There he became a member of the Catholic student association KHV Babenberg Vienna in the ÖCV . After completing his studies, he was initially a land manager. In 1926 he became a district officer at the Chamber of Agriculture in Mattersburg and Neusiedl am See . In 1927 he was appointed plant cultivation inspector and in 1929 director of the Burgenland Chamber of Agriculture.

From 1927 to 1930 he was a member of the Burgenland Landtag and from 1930 to 1931 a member of the National Council . From 1931 to 1934 he was a member of the Burgenland provincial government, in 1933 he became head of the Burgenland Patriotic Front .

1934 Sylvester was from the now dictatorial ruling CS for governor appointed Burgenland and remained in that position until the 1938th

In the course of the " Anschluss of Austria " in March 1938, he was arrested as a political representative of the previous regime and deported to the Dachau concentration camp , where he died on January 19, 1939.

literature

  • Johann Kriegler: Political manual of Burgenland. Part I (1923-1938). Eisenstadt 1972

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personal data
SURNAME New Year's Eve, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (CS), member of the state parliament, member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Nickelsdorf
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1939
Place of death Dachau concentration camp