Reither, Josef#

Reither, Josef, b. Langenrohr (Lower Austria), June 26, 1880, d. Tulln (Lower Austria), April 30, 1950, farmer and politician (Austrian Christian Socialist Party, OeVP). Official in various agricultural co-operatives, 1925-1938 and 1945-1949 president of the Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Austria, from 1928 chairman of the Farmers´ Association of Lower Austria, 1935-1938 of the Farmer´s Association of the Reich, 1931-1932, 1933-1938 and 1945-1949 Landeshauptmann of Lower Austria, 1934-1935 Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. Tried to mediate between the policies put forward by Dollfuss/Schuschnigg and the Social-Democrats. 1938-1941 Dachau concentration camp, 1944-1945 Ravensbrueck concentration camp.

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