Plemelj certainly qualified as an Austrian mathematician but it was ironical that he would be described as such during a period when the various nations which formed the Austrian empire were beginning to look towards independence and Plemelj himself was strongly associated with such aims.
Plemelj tiyak qualified na bilang isang Austrian dalubbilang ngunit ito ay pabaligtad na siya ay inilarawan bilang tulad ng sa oras ng panahon kapag ang mga iba't-ibang bansa na kung saan binuo ang Austrian imperyo ay nagsisimula sa anyo tungo sa pagsasarili at Plemelj kanyang sarili ay malakas na kaugnay sa gayong mga hangaring.