Hillegeist, Friedrich#

b. Vienna, Feb. 21, 1895, d. Vienna, Dec. 3, 1973, employee and politician (Austrian Social Democratic Party, SPOe). 1938-1944 held in political detention many times, spent 8 months in Buchenwald concentration camp. 1955 president of the International Association of Private Employees, 1959 vice president of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (OeGB) and president of the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Carriers. 1945-1962 member of the Nationalrat, 1961-1962 vice president of the Nationalrat.