Josef Kaizl

Czech member of Czech council and economist (1854-1901)

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Lived 1854–1901, aged 47

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Aged 47
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Josef Kaizl was a Czech economist, professor and politician in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a member of the Imperial Council, and also Cisleithanian finance minister (1898–1899). Kaizl was leading Czech liberal politician, known for his moderate attitudes and seeking of various means to strengthen autonomous position of Czech lands within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He served as the first Czech economics teacher at the Charles University. His close friends and collaborators were Jan Gebauer and Tomáš Masaryk.