Bettelheim, Bruno (1903-1990) Bruno Bettelheim was born in Vienna where he studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Vienna earning a Ph.D. Read More »
Torberg, Friedrich (1908-1979) Friedrich Torberg was born as Friedrich Kantor in Vienna, where he attended the Gymnasium from 1919 to 1922. Then, from Read More »
Canetti, Elias (1905-1994) Elias Canetti was born in Ruse (Rustschuk), Bulgaria, into a Sephardi Jewish family. His mother tongue was Ladino. In 1911 Read More »
Hochwalder, Fritz (1911-1986) Fritz Hochwalder was born in Vienna and completed his education at the Volkshochschule, Vienna. He started out as a paperhanger’s Read More »
Mosenthal, Salomon Hermann (1821-1877) Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was born in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. Most of his family settled in South Africa, where they played Read More »
Friedjung, Heinrich (1851-1920) Heinrich Friedjung was already professor of history at the Wiener Handelsakademie at the age of 24. He joined the pan-German Read More »
Kraus, Karl (1874-1936) Karl Kraus was born in Jicin (Gitschin), Bohemia, (now in the Czech Republic). His family moved to Vienna when he Read More »
Salten, Felix (1869-1945) Felix Salten was born as Siegmund Salzmann in Budapest and studied in Vienna. He became a writer of light fiction, Read More »
Schnitzler, Arthur (1862-1931) Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna, son of a famous laryngologist, he was early attracted to the theater and began Read More »
Birnbaum, Uriel (1894-1956) Uriel Birnbaum was born in Vienna, the son of Nathan Birnbaum a renowned author and philosopher. His artistic talents in Read More »