Rudolf Zistler

Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer

Rudolf Zistler

Born	1886 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Died	1960 (aged 73–74)
Nationality	Austria-Hungary (until 1918), Yugoslavia (after 1918)
Occupation	lawyer
Known for	defending Gavrilo Princip and other members of Young Bosnia

Dr. Rudolf Zistler or Cistler (1886–1960)^[1] was an Austro-Hungarian socialist and lawyer, most known for having defended members of Young Bosnia on trial for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Zistler moved to Sarajevo before the start of World War I. His daughter Vanda Zistler became a prominent opera singer at the Sarajevo Opera, and had a "clear, powerful voice".^[2]^[3]

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).^[4]

A movie has been made about him: The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip (2014).^[5]

References

^ "1914/2014: Das Attentat von Sarajevo als Gerichtsdrama". Tiroler Tageszeitung. APA. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ Radosavljević, Radmila (21 September 2013). "Srđan Koljević: Uzalud pucaju na Gavrila". Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ Marshall, William (June 1959). "YUGOSLAVIA". Opera. 10 (6): 388. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ Palić, Svetlana (25 November 2013). ""Branio sam Mladu Bosnu": Advokat Gavrila Principa nepoznati heroj istorijskog suđenja". Blic. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ "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.