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Theodor Körner
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Soldier, mayor of Vienna, federal president of Austria (1873-1957)
Key facts
- Chancellor
- Leopold Figl , Julius Raab
- Preceded by
- Karl Renner
- Succeeded by
- Adolf Schärf
- Born
- ( 1873-04-23 ) 23 April 1873, Újszőny, Austria-Hungary , now part of Komárom , Hungary
- Died
- 4 January 1957 (1957-01-04) (aged 83), Vienna , Austria
- Party
- Socialist Party
- Branch service
- Austro-Hungarian Army , (1894–1918), Bundesheer , (1918–1924)
- Rank
- Colonel , General
- Unit
- 72nd Infantry Brigade Levoča Hungarian Infantry Regiment
- Commands
- XV and VII Army Corps First Isonzo Army Inspector General of the Army
- Battles wars
- World War I Battles of the Isonzo
- Awards
- Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross Third Class , Imperial Order of the Iron Crown Third Class, Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theodor
- Family name
- Körner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Komárom
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Austria
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- Theodor Körner (president Autriche).png
- Work location
- Vienna
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Theodor Körner (politician)
- date of birth
- 1873-02-24
- date of death
- 1957-01-04
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Theodor Körner
- birth name
- Theodor Körner Edler von Siegringen
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodor Körner, Edler von Siegringen ( German pronunciation: [ˈteːoˌdoːɐ̯ ˈkœʁnɐ] ; 23 April 1873 – 4 January 1957) was an Austrian military officer and statesman of the Socialist Party of Austria. He served as the president of Austria from 1951 to 1957 and as the mayor of Vienna from 1945 to 1951.
Early life
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