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Johannes Schober

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Austrian police official, Chief of the Vienna Police, who convened the 1923 International Criminal Police Congress that established the International Criminal Police Commission, the direct predecessor of INTERPOL, and served as its founding President until his death in 1932.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1874 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1932 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Perg, Austria-Hungary 1
Nationality
Austrian 2
Defining Contribution
Convened the 1923 Vienna congress that founded the International Criminal Police Commission, INTERPOL's direct predecessor, and served as its founding President. 2
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Institutions Founded

Schober convened the 1923 Vienna congress that founded INTERPOL's direct predecessor, the International Criminal Police Commission, and served as its founding President.

Source INTERPOL: How Our History Started
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1. Wikipedia: Johannes Schober
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth date
    14 November 1874
  • Infobox, death date
    19 August 1932
  • Infobox, birthplace
    14 November 1874 Perg, Austria-Hungary
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2. INTERPOL: How Our History Started
INTERPOL1923, how our history started
Quote, 1923, how our history started
Dr Johannes Schober, President of the Vienna Police, convened the second International Criminal Police Congress in Vienna, Austria in 1923.
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