Anton Haus

Anton Haus
Anton Haus in 1914
Born(1851-06-13)13 June 1851
Tolmein, Austrian Empire (now Slovenia)
Died8 February 1917(1917-02-08) (aged 65)
Pola, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Service / branch Austro-Hungarian Navy
Years of service1869–1917
RankGrand Admiral
CommandsChef der Marinesektion (Commander of Navy) (February 1913-February 1917)
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa
Order of Leopold (Austria)
Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Order of Franz Joseph

Anton Johann Haus (13 June 1851 – 8 February 1917) was an Austrian naval officer. Despite his German surname, he was born to a Slovenian-speaking family in Tolmein (now Tolmin, Slovenia). Haus was fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I and was the Navy's Grand Admiral from 1916 until his death.