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Schuselka, Franz
© Copyright Franz Schuselka, photo Schuselka, Franz, b. Cěské Budějovice, Czech Republic (then Budweis), Aug. 15, 1811, d. Gainfarn (Lower Austria), Sept. 1, 1886. Liberal politician, law scholar, journalist and writer. In 1842 went to Germany because of censorship in Austria, after his return was spokesman of the liberals in the Frankfurt Parliament and the Kremsier Imperial Diet; Chairman of the security committee in Vienna in 1849, Member of the Austrian Reichsrat in 1861. First President of the writers' association Concordia, very popular. His style of dressing influenced the fashion of the time (beard, hat, bracelets à la S.). Works: Karl Gutherz, 1841 (novel); Ö. über alles, wenn es nur will, 1848 (pamphlet); Das provisor. Ö., 1850; Ö. und Ungarn, 1861; Abfall und Rückkehr, 1882. - ed. of the political magazines "Die dt. Volkspolitik", "Die Reform" (1862-1879). Literature: F. Fellner, F. S. Ein Lebensbild, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1948.
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