Karl Angermayer

Karl Angermayer (born November 17, 1862 in Vienna ; † April 5, 1941 ibid) was an Austrian politician ( CS ). Angermayer was a member of the Vienna City Council and a member of the Vienna State Parliament as well as a city ​​councilor between 1914 and 1919 .

Angermayer was born as the son of the middle-class saddler and wagon maker Wilhelm Angermayer and completed his education at the Oberrealschule auf der Wieden. Angermayer then studied government accounting at the University of Vienna and joined the Ministry of Finance as a civil servant in 1885, initially working in the public debt department. During the First World War, Angermayer served as an artillery captain and was awarded numerous medals for his services in voluntary medical care. Between 1919 and 1924 Angermayer worked in a leading position in the banking sector and was appointed to the government council in 1920 . Angermayer retired in 1920 and was later given the professional title of Hofrat . As a part-time job, Angermayer taught at the Patzelt Commercial School in Vienna for 15 years.

Angermayer became involved in the Christian Social Party from 1900 and was active in the civil service movement. In 1908 he was sent to the Margaretner local school board. Angermayer ran for the Reichsrat in Bielitz ( constituency Silesia 5 ) in 1911 , but lost to his rival by 150 votes. He was a member of the Vienna City Council between 1912 and 1932, was a member of the state parliament from 1922 and held the function of a city council between 1914 and 1919. In addition, Angermayer was chairman of the Christian-German gymnastics club Margareten and chairman of the Federation of German Austrians "Ostmark". Angermayer was known in his party as a meeting speaker and a committed opposition politician.

Angermayer was married to the concert singer Sophie Capek . He was considered a talented painter and draftsman, whose calligraphy was repeatedly awarded.

Awards

• Golden Cross of Merit with the crown
• Officer's Cross of Honor with the KR.-D.
• Marina Cross
• Maltese cross
• German Red Cross Medal
• Turkish Red Cross Medal

literature

• Fritz Planer (Hrsg.): The yearbook of the Viennese society. Biographical contributions to contemporary Viennese history. Planner, Vienna 1929, ZDB -ID 89077-7 .