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Plener, Ernst Freiherr von
© Copyright Baron Ernst von Plener, lithograph by J. Vilimek, 1893 Plener, Baron Ernst von, b. Cheb, Czech Republic, (then Egger), Oct. 18, 1841, d. Vienna, April 29, 1923, politician; son of Ignaz von Plener. Noted leader of Austrian Liberalism, historical-political writer; 1893-1895 Minister of Finance, 1895-1918 President of the Austrian Court of Audit; founding member and chairman of the "Vereinigte Deutsche Linke" (United German Leftists) founded in 1888 (left the party in 1895). Works: Erinnerungen, 3 vols., 1911-1921; Reden 1873-1911, 1911. Literature: B. Klein, E. v. P., 1980; E. Werner, Die beiden P., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1981; ÖBL.
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