Hartel, Wilhelm August#

b. Dvorce, Czech Republic (then Hof), May 28, 1839, d. Vienna, Jan. 14, 1907, philologist, university professor, director of the Court Library; as Minister of Education (1900-1905) he standardised the organisation of schooling for girls by introducing the six-form Maedchenlyzeum (secondary school for girls emphasising modern languages). As vice president of the Academy of Sciences (1900-1907) he intensified international co-operation in the field of research. Founder of the "Oe. Volkslied-Unternehmen" for the promotion of Austrian folk songs and the "Moderne Galerie".

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