Karl Marek (politician, 1860)

Karl Marek (born February 5, 1860 in Eger , Kingdom of Bohemia , † April 21, 1923 in Vienna ) was an Austrian administrative lawyer, finance specialist, banker and finance minister.

Karl Marek

Life

Marek graduated from high school in Eger, studied law and political science at the University of Prague , obtained a Dr. jur. and in 1883 entered the civil service in the Pilsen District Administration . After holding positions in the State Finance Directorate in Prague and as a tax inspector in Bukowina , he became Chief Finance Councilor of Graz , where he also taught as a lecturer at the university . In 1912 Hofrat Marek became section head of the monopoly and budget section in the Vienna Ministry of Finance .

In Chernivtsi he had extensively modernized the outdated financial administration of Bukovina. He was an expert in administrative reform , especially in budgetary and accounting, such as the introduction of cashless payment transactions in the Austrian administrative sector. Marek was seen as an unbureaucratic reformer and "brilliant organizer".

From October 31 to December 20, 1916, Marek was Austrian Finance Minister in the Koerber cabinet . Then he was again head of section in the Ministry of Finance. In July 1917 he retired and later served as President of the Allgemeine Depositenbank and in 1920 as President of the Export and Industry Bank. He left two children.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Marek, Karl (1860–1923), financial specialist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 76.
^ Wolfgang Fritz : For the emperor and the republic. Austria's finance minister since 1848. Edition Atelier, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85308-088-X , p. 127. Alois Czedik von Bründlsberg and Eysenberg : On the history of the KK Austrian ministries, 1861–1916. Based on the memories of Alois von Czedik. Volume 4: Period 1908-1916. K. Prochaska, Teschen / Vienna 1920, pp. 555f. Marek, a brilliant organizer. Wiener Zeitung of September 7, 2002.
↑ Marek, a brilliant organizer. Wiener Zeitung of September 7, 2002.

personal data
SURNAME	Marek, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian administrative lawyer, finance specialist, banker and finance minister
DATE OF BIRTH	February 5, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eger , Kingdom of Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	April 21, 1923
Place of death	Vienna

[ÖBL-1] A ^b Marek, Karl (1860–1923), financial specialist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 76.

[2] Wolfgang Fritz : For the emperor and the republic. Austria's finance minister since 1848. Edition Atelier, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85308-088-X , p. 127. Alois Czedik von Bründlsberg and Eysenberg : On the history of the KK Austrian ministries, 1861–1916. Based on the memories of Alois von Czedik. Volume 4: Period 1908-1916. K. Prochaska, Teschen / Vienna 1920, pp. 555f. Marek, a brilliant organizer. Wiener Zeitung of September 7, 2002.

[3] Marek, a brilliant organizer. Wiener Zeitung of September 7, 2002.