Otto Glöckel (8 February 1874 in Pottendorf, Lower Austria – 23 July 1935 in Vienna) social-democratic politician and school-reformer during the First Austrian Republic. First Minister of Education during the First Austrian Republic from April 1919 to October 1920. After training as a teacher, Glöckel started work as a teacher in Schmelz, Vienna. In 1894 he joined the Austrian Social Democratic Party. In 1897 he married Leopoldine Pfaffinger. Otto Glöckel's Achievements: Glöckel developed a collaborative relationship with the Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum.