Franz Jonas
| Franz Jonas | |
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| File:Franz Jonas 1965.jpg | |
| 7th President of Austria | |
| In office 9 June 1965 – 24 April 1974 |
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| Chancellor | Josef Klaus Bruno Kreisky |
| Preceded by | Adolf Schärf |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Kirchschläger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1899 Floridsdorf, now Vienna |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Vienna |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Spouse(s) | Margarete Jonas |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian political figure. He served as the seventh President of Austria, between 1965 and 1974.
He was a typesetter by profession and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. After World War II he got involved in Viennese communal politics and was mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965. From 1965, he was federal president and was re-elected in 1971.
He was a fervent supporter of Esperanto, and starting in 1923, became a long-time instructor of the language. Reportedly, he addressed the 1970 World Congress of Esperanto which was held in Vienna with perfect Esperanto.[1]
In 1974, he died in office, the fourth consecutive President to do so.
In Vienna, a large tram station officially called Schottentor which was built when he was mayor is colloquially named after him (Jonas-Reindl, which translates as Jonas bowl).
In 1966 he was awarded the Grand Cross of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with Collar, and in 1969 the Pierre de Coubertin medal.[2]
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- ↑ Eŭropa Bulteno de Ondo de Esperanto (Europe Bulletin of Wave of Esperanto)
- ↑ Newsletter No. 22, Comité international olympique, Château de Vidy 1007 Lausanne, p. 402
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Vienna 1951–1965 |
Succeeded by Bruno Marek |
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