# Heinrich Lammasch

_Last prime minister of imperial Austria (1853-1920)_

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> Heinrich Lammasch was an Austrian jurist. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria for a few weeks in October and November 1918. He was the first and only Minister-President in the Austrian half of the Habsburg Monarchy to have been a commoner, although he was not the first to have been born one by any means.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 May 1853 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Seitenstetten ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P19))
- **Died:** 6 January 1920 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P570))
- **Place of death:** Salzburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Austria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P27))
- **Occupation:** professor; politician; docent; pedagogue; university teacher; jurist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P106))
- **Education:** University of Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P69))
- **Positions held:** Federal Chancellor of Austria (27 October 1918 – 11 November 1918); Member of the House of Lords (Austria) (1899–1918) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023#P39))

## Questions

**When was Heinrich Lammasch born?**  
Heinrich Lammasch was born on 21 May 1853 in Seitenstetten.

**What positions has Heinrich Lammasch held?**  
Positions held by Heinrich Lammasch include: Federal Chancellor of Austria (1918–1918); Member of the House of Lords (Austria) (1899–1918).

**Where did Heinrich Lammasch study?**  
Heinrich Lammasch was educated at University of Vienna.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Heinrich Lammasch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Lammasch) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q112023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112023) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lammasch.jpg by Isidor Harkányi (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lammasch.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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