Ignaz Kuranda
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Ignaz Kuranda (1 May 1812 in Prague – 3 April 1884 in Vienna) was an Austrian deputy and political writer of Bohemian origin.
Establishes "Die Grenzboten"
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His grandfather and father were dealers in second-hand books. In 1834 he went to Vienna, where he devoted himself to literary work, and wrote the drama Die Letzte Weisse Rose, which was played first in
After the outbreak of the movement of 1848 Kuranda went to Vienna, where he was enthusiastically received in literary circles. From Vienna he was delegated to the Fünfziger Ausschuss in Frankfort-on-the-Main, and later he was returned to the German parliament as delegate for
Kuranda may be regarded as one of the founders of liberal press conditions in Austria. Memorable is his lawsuit with
In 1866 Kuranda discontinued the publication of his paper, and devoted all his energies to politics. He fought the absolutist October policy, and assisted, as friend and confidant, the Austrian secretary of state, Schmerling, in drafting the February constitution.
In Parliament
On 20 March 1861 Kuranda was sent to the and Vienna) he was returned as a member of that body. One of the most distinguished members of parliament, Kuranda was a brilliant orator, and spoke mostly on questions of foreign politics. He was also for many years a member of the city council of Vienna.
In 1881 Kuranda's seventieth birthday was celebrated with great enthusiasm by his political party and by the press; and the city council made him an honorary citizen. The emperor had already in 1867 honored him with the Ritterkreuz des Leopoldordens. Kuranda's great activity as a politician and publicist, which he exercised for twenty-three years as the leader of the German liberal party, was paralleled by his faithful devotion to the Jewish cause, to which he gave a great part of his powers. He was for twelve years president of the Jewish community of Vienna. As vice-president of the Israelitische Allianz zu Wien he promoted the study of Wissenschaft des Judentums (Jewish science and history) in which he took great interest.
Bibliography
- Wurzbach, Biog. Lex. des Kaisertums Oesterreich
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Kuranda, Ignaz". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
References
- ^ online at State- and University Library Bremen: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46:1-908