Otto Scrinzi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Scrinzi

Austrian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1918

Place of Birth: Lienz, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 02-Jan-2012

Profession: politician, neurologist, journalist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Otto Scrinzi (5 February 1918 in Lienz, Tirol – 2 January 2012 in Moosburg, Austria), was an Austrian neurologist, journalist and politician (VdU/FPÖ). During the Austrian Anschluss with Nazi Germany and World War II, Scrinzi was a member of the Hitler Youth, the Nazi Party and an SA Sturmführer.
Later, he became the leading representative of the German nationalist wing of the so-called “third camp” (Drittes Lager), namely the Federation of Independents (VdU) and later the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
While he described himself as “national-conservative”, “right-wing” and “conservative”, others outside the FPÖ described him as a far-right politician.He got the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.