Hermann Ofner
Hermann Albertus Aloisius Ofner (born October 27, 1849 in St. Pölten ; † May 15, 1917 ibid) was a lawyer , Austrian politician ( liberal ) and 13th mayor of St. Pölten.
Life
Hermann Ofner was born on October 27, 1849 in St. Pölten as the son of the lawyer and later 10th mayor of St. Pölten, Johann Ofner . After visiting the pen Gymnasium Melk and the Matura at the Theresianum in Vienna he began his Jus -Studies at the University of Vienna , which he was able to conclude the 1,881th During his studies in 1869 he became a member of the Silesia Vienna fraternity . In 1884, after the court practice, he took over the office of his father.
After he was narrowly beaten by Gottfried Jax in the election to the Reichsrat , he was elected to the municipal council in 1882 , and from 1888 he was councilor for construction. After his election as mayor, he was particularly committed to the structural development of the city. During his tenure, the St. Pölten Hospital and the Kaltbad were built, the town hall and the city theater were rebuilt, the promenade was designed and new streets were opened up. These projects put such a strain on the city's treasury that, despite the approval of all municipal council parties, a state committee controlled the city's finances. When this was extended, Ofner resigned from the mayor's office in 1898, but was again chairman of the building section. In this role he had over 400 apartments built and played a major role in the construction of the Mariazeller Bahn and the St. Pölten tram . He died on May 15, 1917 in his hometown and was buried in the main cemetery.
Honors
- Honorary Citizen of the City of St. Pölten (1907)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baptismal register entry at Matricula, page 305.
- ↑ a b Lower Austria Parliament on Hermann Ofner (PDF; 5 kB)
- ↑ Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950, Volume VII (Mus-Pet) , ISBN 3-7001-2142-3 , page 217
- ↑ a b c d Magistrate of the state capital St. Pölten, 2003: 500 years town hall St. Pölten
- ↑ (deaths.). In: Neue Freie Presse , May 16, 1917, p. 9 (online at ANNO ).
literature
- Karl Gutkas : Ofner Hermann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 217.
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 4: M-Q. Winter, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-8253-1118-X , pp. 246-247.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Josef Fröstl |
Mayor of St. Pölten 1892–1898 |
Eugen Freiherr von Aichelburg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ofner, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ofner, Hermann Albertus Aloisius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician, mayor of St. Pölten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Polten |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1917 |
| Place of death | St. Polten |