Franz Marek

Franz Marek (1913–1979) was an Austrian communist politician who edited Weg und Ziel, a monthly journal of the Communist Party of Austria. British historian Eric Hobsbawm described Franz Marek as his hero of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of a youth organization targeting Zionist junior high school students. He also edited Wiener Tagebuch. Marek also published German version of the book Testament of Vargas in 1969 which contained criticisms of the Hungarian economist Eugen Varga.

Due to these views and his stance against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union he was removed from the Communist Party led by Franz Muhri in 1970.

Personal life and death Marek was married to Tilly Spiegel who was also a resistance member. They divorced in 1974. Marek died of a heart attack on 28 June 1979.