Bartholomäus von Carneri (1821–1909)

Austrian politician and philosopher. Studied philosophy at the University of Vienna. Managed the Wildhaus estate in Styria, Austria, from 1857. Served as a member of the Styrian Landtag, 1861–3. Represented Styrian landowners in the Reichstag, 1870–85. Wrote works on humanitarian social ethics that were influenced by Ernst Haeckel’s Darwinism.