Hubert Messenböck
Hubert Messenböck (born July 8, 1887 in Eferding , Upper Austria , † November 22, 1946 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician .
Life
After attending primary schools, Hubert Messenböck studied philosophy and German at the University of Vienna , where he obtained his doctorate in 1914. Messenböck was briefly enrolled at the University of Paris . During the First World War Messenböck fought in the Joint Army of Austria-Hungary , but escaped being captured by the Allies.
From the autumn semester of 1919, Messenböck taught as a professor for the subjects German, French and Latin at the secondary school in Steyr in Upper Austria . He also began to get involved intensively in youth work, was chairman of the Catholic Education Association and co-founder of the Frohe Jugend association for around eleven years .
Messenböck began his political career in 1923, when he was elected as the top candidate of his party, the Christian Social Party (CSP), as Vice Mayor of his hometown Steyr. In 1925 he ran for a seat in the Upper Austrian state parliament for his party . Messenböck was a member of parliament for around nine years, from July 1925 to March 1934. In 1933, knowing full well his educational experience, he was elected Upper Austrian provincial school inspector. After retiring from politics, he held the office of President of the Catholic People's Association between 1934 and 1938 .
During the Nazi dictatorship, in which he worked in the private sector, Messenböck was arrested again and again by the Secret State Police for rejecting Nazi ideology . He spent short sentences in the Dachau and Flossenbürg concentration camps , but he survived this time.
In 1946, shortly before his death, he was appointed Ministerialrat in the Federal Ministry for Education in Vienna under Federal Minister Ernst Fischer .
literature
- Harry Slapnicka : Messenböck, Hubert. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 241.
Web links
- Biography of Hubert Messenböck on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Messenböck, Hubert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (CSP), member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eferding |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1946 |
| Place of death | Vienna |