Alexander Spitzmüller

Alexander Spitzmiiller ( 1917-1919 Freiherr von, and Spitzmiiller - Harmersbach; born June 12, 1862 in Vienna, † September 5, 1953 in Velden am Wörthersee ) was an Austrian lawyer, financial expert, bank director and politician.

After completing the Jusstudiums at Vienna University ( PhD 1884) pointed Müller joined the civil service and was in 1886 appointed to the Finance Ministry. He served as Secretary to the Board of renowned ministers, among other things, he was a member of the Finance Minister Eugen von Böhm- Bawerk. In 1898 he became head of the President's Office, 1899-1900, he was chief of the Budget Department, 1903-1910 President of the regional finance authority for Vienna and Lower Austria. 1910-1915 Spitzmiiller was Chairman of the Directorate of Creditanstalt, which then belonged to the sphere of influence of the House of Rothschild. Spitzmiiller was also considered a confidant of the heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand.

1915-1916 Spitzmiiller was the Austrian Minister of Trade from 1916 to 1917, he served as the Austrian Minister of Finance and September 7 to November 4, 1918, he practiced as a last support this function, the Office of the Joint Finance of the double monarchy. In 1917 he was ennobled by Emperor Charles I as Baron and Spitzmiiller - Harmersbach. The needle lifting law of April 3, 1919 ended this honor.

1919-1922 was entrusted Spitzmiiller Governor of the Austro-Hungarian Bank and with its liquidation.

According to different functions in the economy of the First Republic, such as the Board of Directors of Ankerbrot factory of nearly seventy years, highly respected banking expert 1931-1932, was appointed at the height of the crisis of the Creditanstalt, again to the Director-General.

Spitzmiiller has advanced in years, interesting memoirs published that illuminate his tense relationship with Rudolf Sieghart among others.

Works

• "..." And also has Ursach to love it. Vienna 1955.