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Max Reinhardt was born as Maximilian Goldmann in Baden, Austria. He began his career at the age of 17 as

Gerhard Bronner was world renown as an entertainer, musician and composer. Born in Vienna in 1922 he grew up in

Ernst Wertheim was born and educated in Vienna. From 1910 he was full professor of gynecology and obstetrics. E. Wertheim

Franz Werfel was born in Prague where he was raised. Among his friends were Max Brod and Franz Kafka. His

Gisela Werbezirk was born in Bratislava, Slovakia, then Pressburg or Pozsony in Hungarian. She began her stage carrier in Pressburg.

Otto Weininger was born in Vienna and attended the University of Vienna where he studied a broad array of subjects

Born in Vienna where she studied piano privately with Richard Robert and Karl Weigl whom she married. Then Vally Weigl

Hans Weigel (pseudonyms: Sven Lundbor, Julius Hansen) was journalist was born in Vienna, where he attended the Gymnasium. From 1926

Eduard Warren was born as Wolf Aarons in Altona (Hamburg), Germany. During his early journalistic carreer he was assigned to

Born in Vienna, where he was assistant of the neopositivist philosopher Moritz Schlick at the University of Vienna (1929-1936), Friedrich