Peter Joseph Kofler

Peter Joseph Edler von Kofler ( born July 29, 1700 in Ruffrè, South Tyrol, † May 26, 1764 in Vienna) was mayor of Vienna.

Life

A native of South Tyrol Peter Joseph Kofler came to Vienna and became a student here for Juris Doctor utriusque. After that, he worked in various law firms and 1731 assessors in the city court. On September 17, 1732 Kofler made ​​the Vienna oath of citizenship. In 1734 he became clerk judgment and was until 1741 the city judge. From 1741 to 1744 Kofler was the first time the mayor of Vienna, then again city judge. Kofler was knighted in 1750. As mayor, Andreas Leitgeb 1751, died Kofler took over on July 6, whose official duties and took office 1751-1764 once again true. In 1757 he became Executive Council.

Peter Joseph Kofler 1736 married Flora Dominika Poli from Rovereto, in 1753 his second wife Sophie Maria Feichtenschlager mountain. He died in 1764 in his official residence in the lower chamber office building at the farm 9

1887 Koflergasse facility in Vienna was named after the mayor. From 1883 to the present-day called Ludo -Hartmann -Platz Kofler place from 1901 to 1925 Kofler Park.

Importance

Kofler exercised the office of the Mayor of Vienna from relatively long. He was the reform policy of Maria Theresa loyal and exercised his office within the meaning of the Lower Austrian government from exemplary. In his reign an urban land register was created in 1753 and 1754, the first census held that identified a population of around 175,000.