Kobler, Franz

Franz Kobler was born in Mladá Boleslav in Bohemia, in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Czech Republic) on December 18, 1882. He was the son of Josef Kobler, a Jewish farmer and businessman, and Katherina Baer.

After completing his studies at the local Gymnasium, Kobler went to study philosophy, history, and law at universities in Prague, Berlin, and Vienna. Among his philosophy teachers in Prague was Thomas Masaryk. He met his wife, Dora Feigenbaum, while studying in Berlin. In 1906 he received his doctorate in law in Vienna, and in 1914 he opened his own legal practice, taking both criminal and civil cases. In 1909 the Koblers had a son, Richard.

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