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Hasner von Artha, Leopold
© Copyright Leopold Hasner von Artha, photo Hasner von Artha, Leopold, b. Prague (Czech Republic), March 15, 1818, d. Bad Ischl (Upper Austria), June 5, 1891, liberal politician, university professor (philosophy of law, political economy), as Minister of Education (1867-1870) introduced significant measures for the development of education: abolished the influence of the Church and denominations on lessons (1868), introduced an interdenominational school (Reichsvolksschulgesetz, 1869), set up an equivalent Mittelschule without Latin (1868, Realschule), and also set up a faculty of medicine at the University of Innsbruck (1869). After his failure as Prime Minister (1870) was politically active in the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat. Work: Denkwürdigkeiten. Autobiographisches und Aphorismen, 1892. Literature: G. Bahr, L. v. H., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1947.
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