Rudolf Zistler

Rudolf Zistler
Born 1886
Died 1960 (aged 73–74)
Ethnicity Austrian / Croat[1]
Occupation lawyer
Known for defending Gavrilo Princip and other members of Young Bosnia

Dr. Rudolf Zistler (1886 – 1960),[2] also spelled Cistler, was an Austrian lawyer who defended members of Young Bosnia on trial for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Zistler moved to Sarajevo after the end of the World War I. His daughter Vanda Zistler became a prominent opera singer at the Sarajevo Opera, and had a "clear, powerful voice".[3][4]

In 1937, Rudolf Zistler published a book about his experiences, titled Kako sam branio Principa i drugove (How I came to defend Princip and the others).[5]

A movie has been made about him: The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip (2014).[6]

References

  1. ↑ David James Smith (2010). One Morning In Sarajevo. Hachette UK. ISBN 9780297856085.
  2. ↑ "1914/2014: Das Attentat von Sarajevo als Gerichtsdrama". Tiroler Tageszeitung. APA. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Radosavljević, Radmila (21 September 2013). "Srđan Koljević: Uzalud pucaju na Gavrila". Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Marshall, William (June 1959). "YUGOSLAVIA". Opera 10 (6): 388. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Palić, Svetlana (25 November 2013). ""Branio sam Mladu Bosnu": Advokat Gavrila Principa nepoznati heroj istorijskog suđenja". Blic. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Premiere of the film "The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip" by Srđan Koljević will be held in the multiplex "Dolly Bell"". andricgrad.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.