Czoernig, Karl, Freiherr von Czernhausen#
b. Černousy, Czech Republic (then Tschernhausen), May 5, 1804, d. Gorizia, Italy (then Goerz), Oct. 5, 1889, versatile civil servant, statistician; grandfather of Walter Czoernig. Outstanding achievements in the expansion of shipping on the Danube and of the Austrian railways; until 1865 president of the Austrian statistics administration and from 1852-1863 of the Central Committee for the Preservation of Art and Historical Monuments.
Publications#
Ethnographie der oesterreichischen Monarchie, 3 vols., 1855-1857; Oesterreichische Neugestaltung 1848-1858, 1858. - Tafeln zur Statistik der oesterreichischen Monarchie seit 1848.Literature#
OeBL.