Person

Arthur Seyss-Inquart

1892–1946 · 20th century

Arthur Seyss-Inquart was an Austrian Nazi politician who briefly served as Chancellor of Austria during its annexation by Germany in March 1938. From 1940 to 1945 he was Reichskommissar of the occupied Netherlands, where he oversaw the deportation of Dutch Jews, forced labour and harsh reprisals. He was convicted at the Nuremberg trials and hanged in 1946.

Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Image: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Arthur Seyss-Inquart. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arthur-seyss-inquart
MLA
“Arthur Seyss-Inquart.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arthur-seyss-inquart. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Arthur Seyss-Inquart.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arthur-seyss-inquart.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Arthur Seyss-Inquart’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arthur-seyss-inquart (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻