Otto Glöckel

Otto Glöckel (8 February 1874 in Pottendorf, Lower Austria – 23 July 1935 in Vienna) social-democratic politician and school-reformer during the First Austrian Republic. First Minister of Education during the First Austrian Republic from April 1919 to October 1920.

After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna. In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party. In 1897 he married Leopoldine Pfaffinger.

Otto Glöckel's Achievements:

  • Women were granted the right to enter university.
  • Religious education was no longer compulsory ("Glöckel Erlass", 10th of April 1919)
  • Schools started to be organized in a democratic way (introduction of form and school representatives (??))
  • The first comprehensive schools were established in Austria

Glöckel developed a collaborative relationship with the Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum.

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