Dr. Franz Greiter

After graduating from the Jesuit high school “Stella Matutina” in Feldkirch in 1914, Franz Greiter began studying law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Innsbruck. He joined the Austria Innsbruck fraternity in 1914.

In March 1915, he was drafted into the 1st Tyrolean Kaiserjäger Regiment; in August 1919, he returned from Italian captivity in Sicily with the rank of first lieutenant (reserve). In 1920, he completed his studies with a doctorate and began his career as a lawyer. In 1926, he joined his father Josef Greiter’s law firm. In addition, he was active in local politics from 1929 onward as a municipal councilor and, in 1933–1934, also as a city councilor in Innsbruck.

After the Anschluss, he was arrested and spent 30 days in police custody. In August 1944, he was arrested again and detained for two months at the Reichenau labor and re-education camp.

After the war, he returned to local politics as a municipal councilor, was elected mayor from 1951 to 1956, and served in the Tyrolean State Parliament from 1953 to 1954.