Otto Glöckel

Otto Glöckel memorial plaque, Vienna.

Otto Glöckel (February 8, 1874 in Pottendorf, Lower Austria – July 23, 1935 in Vienna) social-democratic politician and school-reformer during the First Austrian Republic. First Minister of Education during the First Austrian Republic from April 1919 to October 1920.^[1]

After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna. In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party.^[1]

Otto Glöckel's Achievements:

Women were granted the right to enter university.
Religious education was no longer compulsory ("Glöckel Erlass", 10th of April 1919)
Schools started to be organized in a democratic way (introduction of form and school representatives (??))
The first comprehensive schools were established in Austria

Glöckel developed a collaborative relationship with the Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum.^[2]

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 22936040 LCCN: n80044594 ISNI: 0000 0000 5533 8296 GND: 118695452 SUDOC: 167188682

References

1 2 "Glöckel Otto". Weblexikon der Weiner Sozialedemokratie. SPÖ. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
↑ Stadler, Friedrich (2011). "Written Language and Picture Language after Otto Neurath—Popularising or Humanising Knowledge?". In Heinrich, Richard; Nemeth, Elisabeth; Pichler, Wolfram; et al. Image and Imaging in Philosophy, Science and the Arts. Frankfurt: ontos Verlag. p. 8.

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