Kellner, Leon (1859-1928) Scholar of English literature Leon Kellner was born in Tarnow, Galicia (now in Poland). In 1890, after teaching at various Read More »
Broch, Hermann (1886-1951) Hermann Broch was born in Teesdorf bei Wien. His father was a Jewish industrialist. He studied natural sciences, mathematics and Read More »
Altenberg, Peter (1859-1919) Peter Altenberg was born as Richard Englaender in Vienna and studied law and medicine at the University of Vienna. For Read More »
Arnold, Paula (1885-1968) Paula Arnold was born in Vienna, the daughter of Leon Kellner, one of Theodore Herzl’s early aides. She taught in Vienna Read More »
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von (1874-1929) Hugo von Hofmannsthal was born in Vienna as the great grandson of Isaac Loew Hoffmann, the first Jew in Austria Read More »
Polgar, Alfred (1873-1955) Alfred Plogar was born in Vienna as third child of Henrietta and Josef Polak, a music teacher and composer. His father inspired him Read More »
Roth, Joseph (1894-1939) Joseph Roth was born near Brody in East Galicia, then in Austria-Hungary. During World War I Roth volunteered for service Read More »
Beer-Hofmann, Richard (1866-1945) Richard Beer-Hoffman was born in Vienna, the son of Hermann Beer, a Jewish Moravian lawyer. His mother died while giving Read More »
Wiener, Hugo (1904-1993) Weiner was born in Vienna, Austria. He was gifted musically and studied privately. His artistic career began when he obtained Read More »
Kreisler, Georg (1922-1980) Kreisler was born in Vienna on July 18, 1922. He started his studies in music began at the renowned A.M.d.K, Read More »