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His entire life, Lämel always tried to raise the living-conditions of his fellow Jews. In 1817, he succeeded in getting the
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As a result of his actions for his country, he asked to be allowed to buy a house in Vienna, but in March 1811 the emperor refused his permission. Later that year, however, Lämel was elevated to the hereditary
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Lämel was a great supporter of reforms. He encouraged improvements in sheep raising, and created new ways to card and manufacture their wool.
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Shortly before his death, he tried to get the medieval
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