Prix, Johann Nepomuk#
b. Vienna, May 6, 1836, d. Rekawinkel (Lower Austria), Feb. 25, 1894, municipal politician. From 1869 member of the Viennese municipal council, 1889-1894 first Mayor of Vienna. Abolished the "Linienwall" (ramparts around the outer limits of the town originally as a defence against the Kuruc rebels) as a tax border. 1891 first local elections to include the suburban population.
Literature#
F. Czeike, Wien und seine Buergermeister, 1974; OeBL.