Karel Kramář, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Kramář

Czech politician, political prisoner and lawyer

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1860

Place of Birth: Vysoké nad Jizerou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 26-May-1937

Profession: politician

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Karel Kramár (27 December 1860 – 26 May 1937) was a Czech politician.
He was a representative of the major Czech political party, the Young Czechs, in the Austrian Imperial Council from 1891 to 1915 (where he was also known as Karl Kramarsch), becoming the party leader in 1897. During the First World War, Kramár was imprisoned for treason against Austria-Hungary but later released under an amnesty.
In 1918, he headed the Czechoslovak National Committee in Prague, which declared independence on 28 October.
Kramár became the first Prime Minister of the new state but resigned over policy differences less than a year later.
Although he remained a member of the National Assembly until his death in 1937, his conservative nationalism was out of tune with the main political establishment, represented by the figures of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš.