Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria
Date of Birth: 9 October 1938
Ethnicity: Austrian, 1/4 Hungarian, possibly Ashkenazi Jewish
Heinz Fischer is an Austrian politician who is the current President of Austria since 8 July 2004. He is the son of Emma Maria (Königsberger) and Rudolf Fischer. He is married to Margit Binder.
Heinz’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandfather Joseph Fischer.
Heinz’s paternal grandfather was Jacques, or Jakob in German, Fischer (the son of Julius Jonas Fischer and Wilhelmine Minna Mandl). Julius was the son of Jakob Fischer and Zartl Tscharn Herzka. Wilhelmine was the daughter of Salomon Mandl and Saly Fischer.
Heinz’s paternal grandmother was Berta Zeckl (the daughter of an unknown father and Josefa Zeckl). Josefa was the daughter of Karl Zeckl and Theresia Brilisauer.
Heinz’s maternal grandfather was Engelbert Königsberger (the son of Ignaz Königsberger and Maria Karner). Ignaz was the son of an unknown father and Anna Maria Königsberger. Maria was the daughter of an unknown father and Anna Maria Karner.
Heinz’s maternal grandmother was Birgitte Nemeth (the daughter of János Németh, or Johann Nemeth in German, and Rosalia Boros). János was born in Páli, Csorna, Gyõr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, to Jòsef Németh and Trèzsia Farkas. Rosalia born in Vág, Csorna, Gyõr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, to Paulus Boros and Rozalia Kopátsi.
Source: Genealogy of Heinz Fischer –