Viktor Wutte
Viktor Wutte (born September 19, 1881 in Graz ; † November 28, 1962 there ) was a Styrian lawyer , politician and industrialist .
Viktor Wutte appeared on the political and economic scene in Styria in the interwar period . He was a member of the Styrian state government (regional council) from November 6th, 1918 to May 27th, 1919, acquired a large fortune during the inflationary period and was considered the "Styrian Stinnes ". Wutte's grouping dominated the Graz-Köflacher Railway and Mining Company from 1921 onwards . Wutte became a board member of the Association of Austrian Industrialists and, as a member of the Greater German Party , was a member of the Constituent National Assembly from March 4, 1919 to November 9, 1920. Wutte's diverse activities also included the fact that he was the manager of the Graz Opera from 1922 to 1924 and had cinema performances held there.
The collapse of the Central Bank of the German Savings Banks controlled by Wutte was one of the great economic scandals of the Austrian First Republic. Wutte was also on friendly terms with Finance Minister Jakob Ahrer, who emigrated to Cuba on short notice in 1926 .
literature
- Karl Ausch : When the banks fell - on the sociology of political corruption. Vienna 1968, European publishing house
- Ernst Lasnik: Good luck! Luck off! The era of brown gold. Coal mining in western Styria. Huemer Mediaverlag, Hart-Purgstall 2004, ISBN 3-9501927-0-0
Web links
- Viktor Wutte on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anger, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian industrialist and politician (GDVP), member of the National Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1962 |
| Place of death | Graz |