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Adolfo Winternitz
Adolfo Cristobal Winternitz, (German:) Adolf Gustav Winternitz(-)Wurmser (October 20, 1906, Vienna – June 17, 1993, Lima) was an Austrian-Peruvian painter.
Adolfo Cristobal Winternitz, (German:) Adolf Gustav Winternitz(-)Wurmser (October 20, 1906, Vienna – June 17, 1993, Lima) was an Austrian-Peruvian painter.
Anton Kuh
Anton Kuh (12 July, 1890, Vienna - 18 January, 1941, New York) was an Austrian-Jewish journalist and essayist.
Anton Kuh (12 July, 1890, Vienna - 18 January, 1941, New York) was an Austrian-Jewish journalist and essayist.
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Arnold Schoenberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School.
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
Egon Wellesz
Egon Joseph Wellesz (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian-born British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.
Egon Joseph Wellesz (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian-born British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.
Erich Fried
Erich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was born in Vienna, Austria and fled to England after the occupation and annexation of Austria by National Socialist Germany in 1938 called Ansc...
Erich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was born in Vienna, Austria and fled to England after the occupation and annexation of Austria by National Socialist Germany in 1938 called Ansc...
Ernest Saunders
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
Ernest Walter Saunders is a former British business manager, best known as one of the "Guinness Four", a group of businessmen who attempted fraudulently to manipulate the share price of the Guin...
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.
Eugene Braunwald
Eugene Braunwald, an eminent American cardiologist, was born August 15, 1929 to Jewish parents Wilhelm Braunwald and Clara Wallach in Vienna.
Eugene Braunwald, an eminent American cardiologist, was born August 15, 1929 to Jewish parents Wilhelm Braunwald and Clara Wallach in Vienna.
Felix Salten
Felix Salten (September 6, 1869 – October 8, 1945) was an Austrian author and critic in Vienna.
Felix Salten (September 6, 1869 – October 8, 1945) was an Austrian author and critic in Vienna.
Franz Kraus
Franz Kraus (also known as Franz Krausz; 13 May 1905, St. Pölten, Austria – 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli graphic designer.
Franz Kraus (also known as Franz Krausz; 13 May 1905, St. Pölten, Austria – 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel) was an Israeli graphic designer.
Friedrich Paneth
Friedrich Adolf Paneth was an Austrian-born British chemist.
Friedrich Adolf Paneth was an Austrian-born British chemist.
Fritz Spiegl
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Fritz Spiegl (27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his Jewish wife.
Fritz Stiedry
Fritz Stiedry (born 11 October 1883, Vienna - died 8 August 1968, Zurich) was an Austrian conductor and composer.
Fritz Stiedry (born 11 October 1883, Vienna - died 8 August 1968, Zurich) was an Austrian conductor and composer.
Georg Kreisler
Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria; died 22 November 2011) was an Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author.
Georg Kreisler (born 18 July 1922, in Vienna, Austria; died 22 November 2011) was an Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author.
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld
Arthur George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, GBE (born 13 September 1919) is a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist.
Arthur George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, GBE (born 13 September 1919) is a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist.
Gustav Nossal
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is a distinguished Australian research biologist.
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is a distinguished Australian research biologist.
Hans Keller
Hans Keller (11 March 1919 – 6 November 1985) was an influential Austrian-born British musician and writer who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as being ...
Hans Keller (11 March 1919 – 6 November 1985) was an influential Austrian-born British musician and writer who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as being ...
Hans Kronberger (physicist)
Hans Kronberger CBE, FRS (28 July 1920, Linz, Austria - 29 September 1970) was a British physicist.
Hans Kronberger CBE, FRS (28 July 1920, Linz, Austria - 29 September 1970) was a British physicist.
Heinrich Racker
Heinrich Racker, was a Jewish Argentinean psychoanalyst of Austrian origin.
Heinrich Racker, was a Jewish Argentinean psychoanalyst of Austrian origin.
Herbert Rosenkranz
Herbert Rosenkranz (born on July 7, 1924 in Vienna; died 2005) was a Jewish historian.
Herbert Rosenkranz (born on July 7, 1924 in Vienna; died 2005) was a Jewish historian.
Hugo Botstiber
Hugo Botstiber (born April 21, 1875, Vienna – January 15, 1941, Shrewsbury, UK), was an Austrian Jewish musicologist, who studied under Robert Fuchs and Guido Adler.
Hugo Botstiber (born April 21, 1875, Vienna – January 15, 1941, Shrewsbury, UK), was an Austrian Jewish musicologist, who studied under Robert Fuchs and Guido Adler.
Isidor Zuckermann
Isidor Zuckermann was an Austrian businessman.
Isidor Zuckermann was an Austrian businessman.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, an...
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, an...
Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria, noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim five family-owned paintings by th...
Maria Altmann (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria, noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim five family-owned paintings by th...
Marie Jahoda
Marie Jahoda (26 January 1907, Vienna, Austria – 28 April 2001, Sussex) was an Austrian- British social psychologist.
Marie Jahoda (26 January 1907, Vienna, Austria – 28 April 2001, Sussex) was an Austrian- British social psychologist.
Martha Bernays
Martha Bernays (26 July, 1861, in Hamburg – 2 November, 1951, in London) was the wife of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
Martha Bernays (26 July, 1861, in Hamburg – 2 November, 1951, in London) was the wife of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
Max Schur
Max Schur, M.D. (September 26, 1897 – October 12, 1969) was a doctor and friend of Sigmund Freud.
Max Schur, M.D. (September 26, 1897 – October 12, 1969) was a doctor and friend of Sigmund Freud.
Milton weber
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Weber
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Milton Franklin Weber was an Austrian-born American violinist, conductor and pedagogue.
Moriz von Kuffner
Moriz von Kuffner (January 30, 1854 – March 5, 1939) was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist.
Moriz von Kuffner (January 30, 1854 – March 5, 1939) was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist.
Norbert Brainin
Norbert Brainin, (12 March 1923 – 10 April 2005), was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets.
Norbert Brainin, (12 March 1923 – 10 April 2005), was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets.
Oscar Straus (composer)
Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs.
Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs.
Otto Kurz
Otto Kurz FBA (26 May 1908, Vienna - 3 September 1975, Jerusalem) was a historian and Slade Professor of Fine Arts, University of Oxford.
Otto Kurz FBA (26 May 1908, Vienna - 3 September 1975, Jerusalem) was a historian and Slade Professor of Fine Arts, University of Oxford.
Otto Neurath
Otto Neurath (Vienna, December 10, 1882 - Oxford, December 22, 1945) was an Austrian philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist.
Otto Neurath (Vienna, December 10, 1882 - Oxford, December 22, 1945) was an Austrian philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist.
Otto Redlich
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Paul Wittgenstein
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First W...
Peter Schidlof
Peter Schidlof (July 9, 1922 – August 16, 1987) was an Austrian-British violist and co-founder of the Amadeus Quartet.
Peter Schidlof (July 9, 1922 – August 16, 1987) was an Austrian-British violist and co-founder of the Amadeus Quartet.
Ralph Benatzky
Ralph Benatzky, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957, born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin.
Ralph Benatzky, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957, born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin.
Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Robert Eisler
Robert Eisler was an Austrian Jewish art historian and Biblical scholar.
Robert Eisler was an Austrian Jewish art historian and Biblical scholar.
Robert Stolz
Robert Elisabeth Stolz was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.
Robert Elisabeth Stolz was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.
Rudolf Kompfner
Rudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born engineer and physicist, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
Rudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born engineer and physicist, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann (5 May 1883, Vienna – 20 August 1942, Stockholm) was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
Rudolf Spielmann (5 May 1883, Vienna – 20 August 1942, Stockholm) was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
Ruth Maier
Ruth Maier was an Austrian woman whose diaries describing her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria and Norway were published in 2007 to generally favorable reviews, leading her to be describe...
Ruth Maier was an Austrian woman whose diaries describing her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria and Norway were published in 2007 to generally favorable reviews, leading her to be describe...
Siegmund Nissel
Siegmund "Sigi" Nissel (January 3, 1922, Munich May 21, 2008, London) was an German-born British violinist who played second violin in the Amadeus Quartet and served as its administrator.
Siegmund "Sigi" Nissel (January 3, 1922, Munich May 21, 2008, London) was an German-born British violinist who played second violin in the Amadeus Quartet and served as its administrator.
Walter Bricht
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Bricht (September 9, 1904 - March 20, 1970) was a noted Austrian-American pianist, composer and teacher.
Walter Feit
Walter Feit was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Walter Feit was a Jewish Austrian-American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory.
Wilhelm Grosz
Wilhelm Grosz (11 August 1894 10 December 1939) (aka Hugh Williams) was an Austrian composer, pianist and conductor.
Wilhelm Grosz (11 August 1894 10 December 1939) (aka Hugh Williams) was an Austrian composer, pianist and conductor.
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.