Johann Drexel

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Johann Drexel (born November 8, 1844 in Hohenems , † October 11, 1905 in Feldkirch ) was an Austrian politician and teacher. Drexel was a member of the House of Representatives of the Austrian Reichsrat from 1897 to 1905 .

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Johann Drexel was born on November 8, 1844 in the Vorarlberg town of Hohenems as the son of master baker Michael Drexel and his wife Paulina (née Rosenfeld). He attended teacher training in the "preparatory course" at the Bregenz secondary school in 1863/64 and at the Innsbruck model secondary school in 1864/65. Although he did not complete his studies, he was subsequently hired as a teacher. Initially, from 1868 Johann Drexel was a teacher in Lingenau in the Bregenzerwald , then from 1871 in Feldkirch . From 1877 to 1897 he was director of the elementary school in Feldkirch.

In his professional activity as a teacher, Johann Drexel also developed his first political activity: He was co-founder and chairman of the liberal state teachers' organization and member of the district school council from 1876 to 1897. Finally, he also became the head of the German-free state organization, co-founder of the "German Freisinnigen Association for Vorarlberg ", chairman of the" German People's Association "and member of the executive board of " Südmark " . From 1891 to 1900 he was an elected mandate in the municipal council of Feldkirch.

In the Reichsrat election in 1897 , Johann Drexel was elected by the Vorarlberg cities and the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry as their curia representative in the House of Representatives of the Austrian Reichsrat. He succeeded Johann Georg Waibel, who had been a member of parliament for many years . In the Reichsrat Drexel joined the German People's Party and took a position on school issues, in particular against the tutelage of schools by the church. In the 1901 Reichsrat election, he was re-elected by his curia and remained a member of the Reichsrat until his death on October 11, 1905.

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  1. ^ A b c Walter Zirker: Vorarlberger in Parliament and Government. An encyclopedia of politicians from Frankfurt am Main, Kremsier, Vienna, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels (1848–2000) (= Association for Vorarlberg Educational and Student History [Ed.]: Alemannia Studens. Messages from the Association for Vorarlberger Bildungs - and student history . Special volume 6). S.Roderer , Regensburg 2001, ISBN 3-89783-400-6 , p. 111–114 ( full text as PDF on the website of the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv ).
  2. ↑ Hans Drexel †. In:  Vorarlberger Volksfreund , October 18, 1905, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / vvf
personal data
SURNAME Drexel, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohenems
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1905
Place of death Feldkirch