Schnell, Hermann#
b. Vienna March 25, 1914, educator and politician with a special interest in education. 1951-1969 director of the teacher training college of the city of Vienna (Paedagogisches Institut der Stadt Wien), 1969-1980 administrative president of the Schools Council of the City of Vienna, 1970-1971 member of the Bundesrat, 1971-1983 member of the Nationalrat ( schools spokesman of the Social Democratic Party, SPOe); advocate of comprehensive schooling.
Works#
Die oe. Schule im Umbruch, 1974; Die Neue Mittelschule als Gesamtschule, 1980; Bildungspolitik in der 2. Republik, 1993.Literature#
O. Achs (ed.), H. S. Erinnerungen und Lebenswerk, 1999.