George Ritter von Schonerer

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses von Schonerer's background and why he hated the existing power structure in Vienna. The paper explores how this hatred of those in power turned to hatred of the press and specifically of Jews. The paper looks at Von Schonerer's time as representative of the Zwettl in the Austrian Abgeordnetenhaus and examines his role in the formation of the Linzer Programm. The paper then explains why he was unable to regain political influence after his relatively short stay in prison.

Outline:
Introduction
History
Von Schonerer's Growing Hatred for the Power Structures
Jews in Austria
Von Schonerer's Hatred of the Jews
Von Schonerer's Time as Representative
Von Schonerer and the Linzer Programm
Von Schonerer's Drift into Insanity
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"George Heinrich Ritter von Schonerer came from a family of engineers, inherited a purchased title, and aroused the petite bourgeoisie of Vienna and the German-speaking villagers of the Lumpenproletariat. He rose to public attention during a time when Austria was particularly vulnerable to the demands of Eastern Europeans, whose new-found power increased as the Habsburg monarchy lost control over its empire.
"But for von Schonerer's influence on Hitler, he might have disappeared into the clouds of history after a few short years in the Austrian House of Representatives. Von Schonerer and Luger, the mayor of Vienna, awoke a movement in Austria that moved Hitler to copy their techniques, first in Bavaria, then in the rest of Germany."

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• Jeiteles, I. (1873). Das Kultusgemeinde der Israeliten in Wien mit Benutzung des statischen Volkszahlungsoperates vom Jahre 1869. Vienna: Personal Journal.

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