Theodor Körner (Austrian politician)

Theodor Körner
Colorised photo of Körner in 1951
President of Austria
In office
21 June 1951  4 January 1957
ChancellorLeopold Figl
Julius Raab
Preceded byKarl Renner
Succeeded byAdolf Schärf
Mayor and Governor of Vienna
In office
17 April 1945  18 June 1951
Preceded byRudolf Prikryl
Succeeded byFranz Jonas
Chair of the Federal Council
In office
1 December 1933  17 February 1934
Preceded byOtto Ender
Succeeded byFranz Hemala
Personal details
Born(1873-04-23)23 April 1873
Újszőny, Austria-Hungary
now part of Komárom, Hungary
Died4 January 1957(1957-01-04) (aged 83)
Vienna, Austria
Political partySocialist Party
Military service
Branch/service Austro-Hungarian Army
(1894–1918)
Bundesheer
(1918–1924)
Rank Colonel
General
Unit
  • 72nd Infantry Brigade
  • Levoča Hungarian Infantry Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
AwardsAustro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross Third Class
Imperial Order of the Iron Crown Third Class
Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

Theodor Körner, Edler von Siegringen (German pronunciation: [ˈteːoˌdoːɐ̯ ˈkœʁnɐ] ; 23 April 1873 – 4 January 1957) was an Austrian military officer and statesman of the Socialist Party of Austria. He served as the president of Austria from 1951 to 1957 and as the mayor of Vienna from 1945 to 1951.