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Emil Steinbach

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Emil Steinbach

Emil Robert Wilhelm Steinbach (11 June 1846 in Vienna – 26 May 1907 in Purkersdorf, Lower Austria) was an Austrian politician.

In collaboration with Minister-President Eduard Taaffe he managed as Minister of Finance 1891-93 some important reforms in imperial Austria like the extension of the right to vote, the implementation of a currency reform 1892 and the reorganisation of the system of income tax. In 1904-07 he was President of the Austrian Supreme Court of Justice.

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  • Fritz, Wolfgang: Finanzminister Emil Steinbach. Der Sohn des Goldarbeiters. Lit, Vienna, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7000-0711-1. (German)
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