!!!Schindler, Franz Martin

b. Mackov, Czech Republic (then Motzdorf), Jan. 25, 1847, 
d. Vienna, Oct. 27, 1922. Catholic social politician. 1887-1917 
Professor of Moral Theology in Vienna; co-founder and 1892-1911 
secretary-general of the  Leo-Gesellschaft. Established the policy of 
the Christian Socialist Party and the "Reichspost" daily paper. From 
1889 gathered leading personalities of the Christian Socialists about 
him ("Enten-Abende"); started "social classes" (Soziale Kurse) in 
1894. 1907-1918 member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat. 
1918-1922 legal adviser for church matters at the Ministry of 
Education.

!Works
Das soziale Wirken der katholischen Kirche in Oesterreich, 10 
vols., 1895ff. (ed.).

!Literature
F. Funder, Aufbruch zur christl. Sozialreform, 1953; L. 
Reichhold, F. M. S., 1989; L. Ovecka, Die Moraltheologie 
F. M. S., 1995; OeBL.



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