Otto Glöckel
Austrian politician
Died when: 61 years 165 days (737 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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Otto Glöckel (8 February 1874 in Pottendorf, Lower Austria – 23 July 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.After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna.
In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party.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.
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