Josef Kaizl

Josef Kaizl
Josef Kaizl (by Jan Vilímek 1886)
Imperial Minister of Finance
In office
1898–1899
Member of the Imperial Council
In office
1885–1887
In office
1891–1901
Personal details
Born(1854-06-18)18 June 1854
Volyně, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died19 August 1901(1901-08-19) (aged 47)
Myslkovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Political partyOld Czech Party
Czech Realist Party
Young Czech Party
OccupationProfessor, Politician, Economist

Josef Kaizl (10 June 1854, Volyně[1] – 19 August 1901, Myslkovice) was a Czech professor, economist, and politician in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a member of the Imperial Council, and also Cisleithanian finance minister (1898–1899). Kaizl was leading Czech liberal politician, known for his moderate attitudes and seeking of various means to strengthen autonomous position of Czech lands within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He served as the first Czech economics teacher at the Charles University. His close friends and collaborators were Jan Gebauer and Tomáš Masaryk (who later became the first president of the Czechoslovak Republic).