After studying medicine (1836–1844) he was appointed physician at the Vienna hospital. Fischhof was one of the leaders in the revolutionary movement of 1848, commanding the students' legion of Vienna and presiding over the Committee of Public Security. He was especially prominent in the Constitutional Assembly (Reichstag), in which he represented one of the Vienna districts. In the Liberal cabinet of Doblhoff he was attached as counselor to the Ministry of the Interior. After the dissolution of the Kremsier Parliament on 7 March 1849, Fischhof was arrested, accused of rebellion and high treason, but was acquitted after an imprisonment of 9 months. He devoted himself to the practise of medicine until about 1875, when failing health compelled him to retire.
With Joseph Unger, later a member of the Austrian cabinet, he published in 1861 a pamphlet entitled "Lösung der Ungarischen Frage", in which he called for the division of the empire into Austria and Hungary. After the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 Fischhof wrote "Ein Blick auf Oesterreich's Lage", and strongly advised an alliance with Germany. In his "Oesterreich und die Bürgschaften Seines Bestandes", 1869, he recommended an autonomous constitution for Austria.
In his publications Fischhof strongly advocated a federal organization of the Austrian Empire and a high degree of autonomy for national minorities. His views contrasted with the centralistic outlook of the German Liberal cabinet that was appointed by Emperor Francis-Joseph in 1867. The German liberals believed that centralism would guarantee a German majority and safeguard the liberal reforms that were introduced by this cabinet. Fischhof, however, stated that true liberalism would guarantee not just individual liberties for Austrian citizens but also national liberties for Austria's national minorities. He was convinced that only federalism could prevent a break-up of the Habsburg Monarchy along national lines. This, he believed, would ultimately lead to German or Russian domination over the small nationalities in Central Europe and end the relative freedom they enjoyed under Habsburg rule. History was to prove him right.
After the collapse of German Liberalism in 1879 and the coming to power of a clerical-conservative government that could count on Slav support, Fischhof, in the conjunction with Ernst Baron Walterskirchen, planned in 1882 the foundation of a German-Austrian people's party. This party should act as a mediator in the question of nationalities and unite all liberal elements of the empire; but his efforts were frustrated by the resistance of the mainstream German Liberal constitutional party.
The views of Fischhof not only differed from those of the majority of German-Liberals, but also from those of the Jewish bourgeoisie that, just as Fischhof, identified strongly with the principles of liberalism. Unlike Fischhof most middle class Jews supported mainstream German-Liberalism well into the 1880s, when it had long proven to be unable to stop the radicalization of Austrian politics and the growing anti-semitism that was part of this.
Worksedit
Zur Erweiterung der Munizipalautonomie (1868)
Zur Reduktion der Kontinentalen Heere (1875)
Die Sprachenrechte in den Staaten Gemischter Nationalität (1885)
Der Oesterreichische Sprachenzwist (1888)
Further readingedit
Reifowitz, Ian (September 2001). "Threads intertwined: German national egoism and liberalism in Adolf Fischhof's vision for Austria". Nationalities Papers. 29 (3): 441–458. doi:10.1080/00905990120073690. S2CID 144252883.
Graetz, Michael (2001). "Adolf Fischhof – Ein jüdischer Akademiker an der Spitze der Revolution von 1848". In Kohnle, Armin; Engehausen, Frank (eds.). Zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik: Studien zur deutschen Universitätsgeschichte (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 296–308. ISBN3515075461.
McCagg, William O. (1989). "A Judeophile Revolution". A History of Habsburg Jews, 1670–1918. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN0253331897.
adolf, fischhof, other, people, named, fischhof, fischhof, hungarian, fischhof, adolf, december, 1816, march, 1893, hungarian, austrian, writer, politician, jewish, descent, 1848born, 1816, december, 1816alt, ofen, Óbuda, hungarydied23, march, 1893, 1893, aged. For other people named Fischhof see Fischhof Adolf Fischhof Hungarian Fischhof Adolf 8 December 1816 23 March 1893 was a Hungarian Austrian writer and politician of Jewish descent Adolf FischhofAdolf Fischhof 1848Born 1816 12 08 8 December 1816Alt Ofen obuda HungaryDied23 March 1893 1893 03 23 aged 76 Emmersdorf today a part of Klagenfurt CarinthiaNationalityAustrian HungarianOccupation s Politician later political theoristAfter studying medicine 1836 1844 he was appointed physician at the Vienna hospital Fischhof was one of the leaders in the revolutionary movement of 1848 commanding the students legion of Vienna and presiding over the Committee of Public Security He was especially prominent in the Constitutional Assembly Reichstag in which he represented one of the Vienna districts In the Liberal cabinet of Doblhoff he was attached as counselor to the Ministry of the Interior After the dissolution of the Kremsier Parliament on 7 March 1849 Fischhof was arrested accused of rebellion and high treason but was acquitted after an imprisonment of 9 months He devoted himself to the practise of medicine until about 1875 when failing health compelled him to retire With Joseph Unger later a member of the Austrian cabinet he published in 1861 a pamphlet entitled Losung der Ungarischen Frage in which he called for the division of the empire into Austria and Hungary After the Austro Prussian war of 1866 Fischhof wrote Ein Blick auf Oesterreich s Lage and strongly advised an alliance with Germany In his Oesterreich und die Burgschaften Seines Bestandes 1869 he recommended an autonomous constitution for Austria In his publications Fischhof strongly advocated a federal organization of the Austrian Empire and a high degree of autonomy for national minorities His views contrasted with the centralistic outlook of the German Liberal cabinet that was appointed by Emperor Francis Joseph in 1867 The German liberals believed that centralism would guarantee a German majority and safeguard the liberal reforms that were introduced by this cabinet Fischhof however stated that true liberalism would guarantee not just individual liberties for Austrian citizens but also national liberties for Austria s national minorities He was convinced that only federalism could prevent a break up of the Habsburg Monarchy along national lines This he believed would ultimately lead to German or Russian domination over the small nationalities in Central Europe and end the relative freedom they enjoyed under Habsburg rule History was to prove him right After the collapse of German Liberalism in 1879 and the coming to power of a clerical conservative government that could count on Slav support Fischhof in the conjunction with Ernst Baron Walterskirchen planned in 1882 the foundation of a German Austrian people s party This party should act as a mediator in the question of nationalities and unite all liberal elements of the empire but his efforts were frustrated by the resistance of the mainstream German Liberal constitutional party The views of Fischhof not only differed from those of the majority of German Liberals but also from those of the Jewish bourgeoisie that just as Fischhof identified strongly with the principles of liberalism Unlike Fischhof most middle class Jews supported mainstream German Liberalism well into the 1880s when it had long proven to be unable to stop the radicalization of Austrian politics and the growing anti semitism that was part of this Works editZur Erweiterung der Munizipalautonomie 1868 Zur Reduktion der Kontinentalen Heere 1875 Die Sprachenrechte in den Staaten Gemischter Nationalitat 1885 Der Oesterreichische Sprachenzwist 1888 Further reading editReifowitz Ian September 2001 Threads intertwined German national egoism and liberalism in Adolf Fischhof s vision for Austria Nationalities Papers 29 3 441 458 doi 10 1080 00905990120073690 S2CID 144252883 Graetz Michael 2001 Adolf Fischhof Ein judischer Akademiker an der Spitze der Revolution von 1848 In Kohnle Armin Engehausen Frank eds Zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik Studien zur deutschen Universitatsgeschichte in German Franz Steiner Verlag pp 296 308 ISBN 3515075461 McCagg William O 1989 A Judeophile Revolution A History of Habsburg Jews 1670 1918 Bloomington Indiana University Press ISBN 0253331897 External links edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Isidore Singer amp S Mannheimer 1901 1906 Fischhof Adolf In Singer Isidore et al eds The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adolf Fischhof amp oldid 1153430469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
