public servants to support the government, which effectively doomed the prospects of the putschists. Matt was engaged in the Catholic lay movement. He was honored with numerous awards and several honorary doctorates. Literature Lydia Schmidt: Kultusminister Franz Matt (1920-1926): Schul-, Kirchen- und Kunstpolitik in Bayern nach dem Umbruch von 1918. (Schriftenreihe zur bayerischen Landesgeschichte)" C.H. Beck 2000, External links State governments of Bavaria 1918-1933 (in German) 1860 births 1929 deaths Political office-holders in Bavaria Bavarian People's Party politicians People from the Palatinate (region) German Roman Catholics Leipzig University alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni