Franz Harnoncourt
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Born | Graz, Austria | 2 August 1937
Other names | Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt |
Education | University of Graz |
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Franz Harnoncourt, or Harnoncourt-Unverzagt[1] (born 2 August 1937) is an Austrian jurist, CEO of the Kastner & Öhler department store in Graz, and president and member of the advisory board of the Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung.
Life and career[]
Harnoncourt was born in Graz, the seventh child of Eberhard Harnoncourt and his wife Ladislaja, née Countess of .[1] He is a brother of the physician Karl Harnoncourt, the late conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the late theologian Philipp Harnoncourt.
He studied law, promoted to the doctorate. He then began work as a tax advisor for , including two years in the U.S. He then worked in department stores, in Germany for Karstadt, and for Marks & Spencer in the UK.[1][2] He began at the Kastner & Öhler, including jobs such as sales person and storage worker,[2] and served as CEO for decades.[1] From 1982 to 2012, he was also president and member of the supervisory board of the Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung insurance company.[1] He has been honorary president since.
Harnoncourt is a knight of the Order of Malta, serving as Rezeptor of Austria.[2] He represents Luxembourg as honorary consul.[1][2] Harnoncourt is also president of the Graz Musikverein, supporting concerts of classical music.[3]
Franz Harnoncourt and Marion née Fogarassy (born 1941), the daughter of Viktor Fogarassy and Dollie Kastner, married in 1965. The couple has five daughters and a son.[1]
They supported the project initiated by his brother Philipp to restore the Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle, Bruck in Bruck,[4] and he and his wife attended the opening celebration on 7 June 2020.[5]
Awards[]
- 1999: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria)[1][6]
- 2007: [1][2]
- 2012: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen mit dem Stern für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star)[1][6]
- 2012: Bürger der Stadt Graz[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Dr.iur. Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt" (in German). Graz. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Fröhlich, Kurt (13 September 2007). "Aufstieg vom Lagerarbeiter bis zum Vorstand / Dr. Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt erhielt "Groß Gold mit dem Stern"". kommunikation.steiermark.at (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Erfolgreiches Duett: 160 Jahre Steiermärkische Sparkasse und Musikverein für Steiermark". sparkasse.at (in German). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Presseaussendung / Hohe Auszeichnung für Philipp Harnoncourt" (PDF) (in German). Bruck an der Mur. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "200607 Feier Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle Bruck/Mur". atkultur.at (in German). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Aufstellung von Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich ab 1952" (PDF). parlament.gv.at (in German). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links[]
- Hein Bruns: Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria, heinbruins.nl
- Karlpeter Elis: Graz und die Steiermark / Ihre Geschichte (in German) graz.elis-management.com
- Austrian chief executives
- Honorary consuls
- Knights of Malta
- Austrian jurists
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Harnoncourt family