Otto Glöckel

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.^[1]

Otto Glöckel in 1927

After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna. In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party.^[1] In 1897 he married Leopoldine Pfaffinger.

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

Otto Glöckel memorial plaque, Vienna.

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

References

1. "Glöckel Otto". Weblexikon der Weiner Sozialedemokratie. SPÖ. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
2. Stadler, Friedrich (2011). "Written Language and Picture Language after Otto Neurath—Popularising or Humanising Knowledge?". In Heinrich, Richard; Nemeth, Elisabeth; Pichler, Wolfram; et al. (eds.). Image and Imaging in Philosophy, Science and the Arts. Frankfurt: ontos Verlag. p. 8.