Leopold Goëss
Leopold Goëss (born September 2, 1916 in Graz , † December 25, 2005 in Klagenfurt ; until 1919 Count Leopold von Goëss ) was an Austrian farmer and forester and politician.
Live and act
After completing secondary school, Goëss studied law at the University of Graz and Innsbruck University in 1939 (doctorate in 1939) and graduated from the University of World Trade in Vienna. In war Leopold Goëss served, among others, at one of the Waffen-SS attributed Cossack regiment , in 1945, he worked first as an attorney with the lead Bergwerksunion, then as director of a timber company in Trieste (Panguliana Trieste) 1953 to 1993, he devoted himself to the management of his father Large estate.
Leopold Goëss was a member of the Ebenthal municipal council from 1954 to 1966, president of the Kärntner Sparkasse from 1959 to 1981, chairman of the forestry committee of the Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture, president of the Federal Wood Economy Council 1975 to 1981, president of the Art Association for Carinthia from 1975 to 1986, and member of the Federal Council from 17. July 1962 to July 2, 1974. He was also chairman of the SOS Children's Villages Association since 1986.
The right-wing ÖVP politician, who originally came from the count's family, donated the family-owned Ulrichsberg in 1958 for the relevant meetings of the Ulrichsberg community and was therefore criticized.
Awards
Web links
- Leopold Goëss on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Goess' commitment to the Ulrichsberg community
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goëss, Leopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goëss, Leopold Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 2005 |
| Place of death | Klagenfurt |