!!!Taaffe, Eduard Graf

b. Vienna, Feb. 24, 1833, 
d. Nalžovy, Czech Republic (then Ellischau), Nov. 29, 1895, 
statesman, conservative social reformer; provincial governor of 
Salzburg, Upper Austria and Tirol, 1867 and 1870/71 interior minister, 
1867-1870 minister of defence and public security, 1869/70 and 
1879-1893 prime minister and interior minister. Supported by Austrian, 
Czech and Polish conservatives, tried to mediate between the various 
ethnic groups; 1882 lowered the limit of property qualification for 
elections from 10 to 5 guilders; created the basis for efficient 
social legislation (maximum working hours, Sunday observance, accident 
and health insurance). Encountered fierce opposition by radical 
Nationalist parties and therefore did not succeed in introducing 
(almost) universal suffrage.



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