Kurt Jungwirth
Kurt Jungwirth (born September 3, 1929 in Graz ) is an Austrian politician and chess and cultural functionary.
Professionally, he was a professor of Romance studies at the University of Graz until he was appointed regional councilor for culture in the regional government of Styria in 1970, an office that he held until 1985.
From 1985 to 1991 he was deputy governor .
Jungwirth was President of the Austrian Chess Federation from 1971 to 2017 . From 1978 to 1986 he was Vice President of FIDE , from 1986 to 1998 President of the ECU and from 1990 to 1998 Continental President of FIDE for Europe.
Since 1998 he has been a member of the Honorary Board of FIDE.
In the cultural field, he launched the Styriarte in 1985 . Until the end of 2006 he was president of the “ Steirischer Herbst ” cultural festival .
In 2007, Federal President Fischer awarded him the Great Gold Medal of Honor with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria .
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- Biography of Wenzel Mracek (PDF file; 43 kB)
- All state governments since 1918 on verwaltung.steiermark.at ( Memento from June 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- efb-steiermark.at for the award of the Great Golden Decoration
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Jungwirth in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ 20th Styrian Youth Chess Olympiad 2015 on Das Land Steiermark Youth Chess
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
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| SURNAME | Jungwirth, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician, member of the state parliament, and chess and cultural functionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |