Ignaz Seipel: Christian Statesman in a Time of Crisis

by Klemens von Klemperer

Ignaz Seipel (1876-1932) was Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Austria's first, postwar republic and leader of its conservative party, the Christian Socialists. Born into the old order, a Catholic priest, a scholar and ascetic, Seipel was also a man whose worldly ambitions led him to the center of Austrian politics during the turbulent period of her adjustment from multinational empire to small power.



Originally published in 1972.

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486 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1962

Reviews

[Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting if rather specialist biography of Seipel, it is very much an apologia, though it tries hard not to be. The author suggests a lot but then ignores it. Particularly in regard to anti-semitism. He also really understates Siepel’s connections to the Heimwehr and it contains nothing on his private life. For example it refers constantly to his poor health without mentioning his diabetes till the last chapter.

A less than satisfactory book, but by itself in English, if only some other inter war Austrian figures had such a biography.