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Lammasch, Heinrich
© Copyright Heinrich Lammasch, photo Lammasch, Heinrich, b. Seitenstetten (Lower Austria), May 21, 1853, d. Salzburg, Jan. 6, 1920, politician and lawyer. University professor in Innsbruck (1885) and Vienna (1899); last prime minister (Minister-Präsident) of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. (Oct. 27 - Nov 10, 1918), adviser to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, drafted the bill for a new Austrian penal law (did not become law), participated in the international Peace Movement and was a member of the Hague Tribunal (3 times its chief justice), of the pacifist "Meinl-group" (J. Meinl), and of the Austrian delegation to the peace negotiations of St. Germain (1919). Opposed the annexation of Austria by Germany. Advocated a neutral and independent Austria. Works: Die Auslieferung wegen polit. Verbrechen, 1884; Auslieferungspflicht und Asylrecht, 1887; Grundriß des ö. Strafrechts, 1899; Das Völkerrecht nach dem Krieg, 1917; Der Friedensverband der Staaten, 1919; Der Völkerbund, 1919; Europas 11. Stunde, 1919. Literature: G. Oberkofler, H. L., 1993; ÖBL; NDB.
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