Otto Scrinzi
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Otto Scrinzi (born February 5, 1918 in Lienz, Tirol; † 2 January 2012 in Moosburg, Austria) was an Austrian neurologist, journalist and politician (VdU/FPÖ).
During World War II, Scrinzi was member of the Nazi Party. Later, he became the leading representative of the Austrian-German nationalist wing of the so-called “third camp” (Drittes Lager).[1] While he described himself as “national-conservative”,[2] “right-wing” and “conservative”, others outside the FPÖ described him as a far-right politician.[3]
He got the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.