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Hermann von Spaun
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| Intro | Austro-Hungarian admiral |
| A.K.A. | Hermann Spaun |
| Was | Navy officer Politician |
| From | Austria |
| Field | Military Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 9 May 1833, Vienna, Austria |
| Death | 28 May 1919, Gorizia, Italy (aged 86 years) |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Hermann Freiherr von Spaun (9 May 1833 – 28 May 1919) was an admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from December 1897 to October 1904.
Background
Von Spaun was born in 1833 in Vienna the capital of the Austrian Empire as the son of Joseph von Spaun and Franziska Roner Edle von Ehrenwert. He married Emma Lobmeyr on 28 April 1893 in Trieste.
Honours
The cruiser SMS Admiral Spaun was named in his honour.
Literature
- A. Schmidt-Brentano: "Spaun Hermann Frh. von". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 13, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957–2005, p. 6 f. (Direct links to "p. 6", "p. 7")
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http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_13/6.pdf
http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_13/7.pdf
https://d-nb.info/gnd/103544075X
http://isni.org/isni/0000000409031129
https://viaf.org/viaf/302290695
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/containsVIAFID/302290695
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