Otto von Guggenberg (politician, 1848)

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Otto von Guggenberg zu Riedhofen (born April 30, 1848 in Brixen ; † January 10, 1914 there ) was a Tyrolean politician and doctor.

biography

The son of a district doctor studied medicine at the University of Vienna . In 1873 von Guggenberg obtained his doctorate . After clinical training in Vienna and Berlin , he served as a regimental doctor with the Tyrolean riflemen , practiced in Bodenbach on the Elbe and worked as a spa doctor in Bohemia . He then returned to Tyrol, where he initially worked in Meran and Brennerbad . In 1890, following the example of Sebastian Kneipp , he founded a hydropathic institute in Brixen, with which he was able to attract a considerable number of spa guests to his home town and give tourism an early boom.

In addition to his professional activity as a doctor, von Guggenberg, one of the co-founders of the Christian Social Party in Tyrol, was also politically active. In 1894 he was elected to the Brixen municipal council for the first time. From 1904 to 1913 he was mayor of the city. He was also a member of the Tyrolean Parliament and President of the Tyrolean Culture Council.

Von Guggenberg was married to Bertha Stark (1854–1931). Their fourth son, Otto von Guggenberg , became a politician like his father.

literature

  • Guggenberg zu Riedhofen, Otto von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 105.
  • Paul von Guggenberg: The Kurhaus Dr. from Guggenberg in Brixen . Ferrari-Auer, Bolzano 1990.
  • Paul von Guggenberg: The Guggenberg von Riedhofen (since 1299). 700 years of farm and family history. Ferrari-Auer, Bozen 2003.

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SURNAME Guggenberg, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guggenberg zu Riedhofen, Otto von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tyrolean politician and doctor
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Brixen
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1914
Place of death Brixen