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Schindler, Franz Martin
© Copyright Franz Martin Schindler, portrait relief in the arcades of the University of Vienna Schindler, Franz Martin, b. Mackov, Czech Republic (then Motzdorf), Jan. 25, 1847, d. Vienna, Oct. 27, 1922. Catholic social politician. 1887-1917 Professor of Moral Theology in Vienna; co-founder and 1892-1911 secretary-general of the Leo-Gesellschaft. Established the policy of the Christian Socialist Party and the "Reichspost" daily paper. From 1889 gathered leading personalities of the Christian Socialists about him ("Enten-Abende"); started "social classes" (Soziale Kurse) in 1894. 1907-1918 member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat. 1918-1922 legal adviser for church matters at the Ministry of Education. Works: Das soziale Wirken der katholischen Kirche in Österreich, 10 vols., 1895ff. (ed.). Literature: F. Funder, Aufbruch zur christl. Sozialreform, 1953; L. Reichhold, F. M. S., 1989; L. Ovecka, Die Moraltheologie F. M. S., 1995; ÖBL.
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