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Andreas Hofer
Tyrolean innkeeper and patriot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Tyrolean military hero. For other people, see Andreas Hofer (disambiguation).
Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion, and against compulsory smallpox vaccination, during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subsequently captured and executed.
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Born | (1767-11-22)November 22, 1767 |
Died | February 20, 1810(1810-02-20) (aged 42) |
Known for | Tyrolean Rebellion |
Criminal charges | Insurrection |
Criminal penalty | Execution by a firing squad |
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Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot. His great-grandson Andreas Hofer was a member of the very important resistance group against Nazi Germany around the priest Heinrich Maier.[1]