1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Gautsch-Frankenthurn, Paul, Freiherr von

7574641922 Encyclopædia Britannica — Gautsch-Frankenthurn, Paul, Freiherr von

GAUTSCH-FRANKENTHURN, PAUL, Freiherr von (1851-1918), Austrian prime minister, was born at Vienna Feb. 26 1851. He was director of the Theresa academy from 1881 to 1885, and Minister of Education from 1885 to 1893 and from 1895 to 1897. He was three times prime minister: first from 1897 to 1898, when he revoked the language ordinances made by Badeni; again from 1904 to 1906, when he prepared the way for universal suffrage; and for the last time from June to Oct. 1911. He died on April 30 1918.