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Franz Josef Jonas (1899–1974) was an Austrian politician, book printer, and typesetter who served as President of Austria. Born in Floridsdorf, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria and worked in Vienna. His professional background included employment at the Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf. Jonas was also an Esperantist and spoke both German and Esperanto.
He was a Catholic and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Among his awards were the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Pierre de Coubertin Medal, and the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn. His published works include *Wiener Probleme*. Jonas died of cancer in Vienna and is buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1899
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Wiener Probleme
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,672x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,514x
- Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,402x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,161x
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Key facts
- Chancellor
- Josef Klaus , Bruno Kreisky
- Preceded by
- Adolf Schärf
- Succeeded by
- Rudolf Kirchschläger
- Born
- ( 1899-10-04 ) 4 October 1899, Floridsdorf , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 24 April 1974 (1974-04-24) (aged 74), Vienna, Austria
- Party
- Socialist Party of Austria
- Spouse
- Margarete Towarek
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josef
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Floridsdorf
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- merchant
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Austria
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Franz Jonas 1965.jpg
- Work location
- Vienna
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Franz Jonas
- date of birth
- 1899-10-04
- date of death
- 1974-04-24
- name in native language
- Franz Josef Jonas
- birth name
- Franz Josef Jonas
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- candidacy in election
- 1965 Austrian presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the Socialist Party of Austria. He previously served as mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965 while simultaneously serving in the Austrian Parliament. Jonas first entered politics as a young adult while he was working as a typesetter, joining the Socialist Youth Movement and the Printers' Union. He served on the town council of Floridsdorf beginning in 1945 and was then placed in command of Vienna's food supply and housing in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Jonas took interest in international affairs, making several international trips as mayor and as president. As president, he oversaw the creation of a minority government under Bruno Kreisky, the leader of the Socialist Party. Jonas died in office after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Early life and career
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