Kuefstein, Franz Graf von#

Kuefstein, Count Franz von, b. Kassel (Germany), June 11, 1841, d. Viehofen Palace (St. Poelten, Lower Austria), Dec. 31, 1918, politician. Attempted to find a solution to the social problems of his time in the spirit of Christian social reform. Was one of the authors of the encyclical "Rerum novarum" of Pope Leo XIII and supported the Christian Socialist Movement in Vienna; 1887 was made a life member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat.