Julius Szeps
Julius Szeps ( November 5, 1867 in Vienna - October 27, 1924 there ) was an Austrian lawyer , journalist and editor . From 1899 to 1909 he headed the editorial department of the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung , then for ten years the foreign newspaper .
Life
Julius Szeps was the son of the journalist and editor Moritz Szeps (1835–1902) and of Amalia geb. Schlesinger (1838-1912). He had four siblings, Sophie (1862–1937), later married to the brother of the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau , Berta (Bertha, 1864–1945), who became a well-known writer, journalist, critic and Salonnière and married the anatomist Emil Zuckerkandl , Leo (n) (1865–1903), who became a doctor, journalist and editor, and Ella (1869–1885), who died early. From 1885 to 1889 he studied Jus at the University of Vienna . At the beginning of the 1890s his journalistic activity began, first as a political editor in the Wiener Tagblatt , which was then headed by his father. He was fluent in French, English and Italian. He went to Paris for a while. In 1891 he received his doctorate as Dr. jur. After the Tagblatt had been sold, he switched to the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung in 1899 . He took over the function of editor-in-chief and was also the editor of the daily newspaper for a time. He brought a number of journalistic and literary talents into the paper, for example Alfred Polgar or Ludwig Ullmann . On September 17, 1904, he married the educator Mathilde Schuhbauer in Vienna. She was non-denominational, 26 years old and came from Vilshofen an der Donau . The marriage remained childless.
According to the Austrian Biographical Lexicon, Szeps was "a staunch supporter of the constitutional monarchy" and supported the government's foreign policy position, but was more liberal on cultural issues. He dealt with decision-makers within the inner court circle and supported Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal , Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister from 1906 to 1912, in exploratory talks with French and Italian authorities. He also maintained lively contacts with the British ambassador and with representatives from Southeastern European countries. On behalf of the Foreign Minister, he tried to mediate in the conflict between the Danube Monarchy and France - regarding arms deliveries to the Kingdom of Serbia - and had several talks with Prime Minister Clemenceau, with whom he had family ties.
In early 1909 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the semi-official foreign newspaper and remained so for ten years. From the spring of 1919 he worked as the foreign policy editor of the successor newspaper Der neue Tag . When this was discontinued in 1922, Szeps was again working as editor-in-chief of the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung . At the end of 1922 he resigned from this position after another change of ownership. For a time he was also an advisor to the Federal Chancellor and Foreign Minister Johann Schober . Most recently he published memories from politics and diplomacy in the New Vienna Journal .
After the fall of the Danube Monarchy , he published his father's correspondence with Rudolf of Austria-Hungary in book form .
publication
- Crown Prince Rudolf. Political Letters to a Friend, 1882–1889. Edited and introduced by Julius Szeps. Vienna 1922
Web links
- Széps, Julius (1867–1924), journalist , Austrian Biographical Lexicon (Institute for Modern and Contemporary History Research)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mary Louise Wagener: Pioneer Journalists , Dissertation at Ohio State University , p. 80
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szeps, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist and newspaper publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1924 |
| Place of death | Vienna |