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Dollfuss

American  
[dawl-foos] / ˈdɔl fus /

noun

  1. Engelbert 1892–1934, Austrian statesman: premier 1932–34.


Dollfuss British  
/ ˈdɔlfuːs /

noun

  1. Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1892–1934, Austrian statesman, chancellor (1932–34), who was assassinated by Austrian Nazis

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Mises, an economist who in the early 1930s had advised the Austrofascist chancellor of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, settled in the U.S. in 1940.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

Vienna-born Historian Walter Maass is especially intriguing on the Dollfuss assassination, partly because he lived through it all as a young adult.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Proroguer George V, after recording "profound shock" at the assassinations of Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss and Yugoslav King Alexander: "The continued improvement of trade and employment among my people gives me great satisfaction."

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the Heimwehr announced its complete absorption in the Dollfuss "Patriotic Front" and its own dissolution as a political party.

From Time Magazine Archive

Less than two years later Hitler was Chancellor of Germany, and in 1934 came the murder of Dollfuss.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

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