Other Famous Austrians
Robert Bernardis (1908 – 944)
The Austrian resistance fighter was involved in the killing attempt of Adolf Hitler on July 20th 1944.
Rudolph Bing (1902 – 1997)
The Austrian opera impresario was general manager of the Metropolian Opera in New York.
Theodor Herzl (1860 – 1904)
The journalist founded the modern political Zionism.
Andreas Hofer (1767 – 1810)
He was the leader of the tyrolean rebellion against Napoleon’s forces. He is still rememberd in the Andreas-Hofer-song "Zu Mantua in Banden". This song is nowadays the offical anthem of the state of Tyrol.
Alma Mahler (1879 – 1964)
She was the wife and muse of Gustav Mahler, WalterGropius and Franz Werfel. Furthermore, she was the lover of Oskar Kokoschka.
Andreas Maislinger (1955)
The Austrian historian is the founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service.
Max Reinhardt (1873 – 1943)
He was a famous Austrian-American theatre and film director.
Maria Restituta (1894 – 1943)
She was killed by the Nazis for hanging up crucifixes in the hospital.
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836 – 1900)
The Austrian-American chess player was the first world chess champion in 1886.
Carl Szokoll (1915 – 2004)
The Austrian resistance fighter was involved in the attempt to kill Hitler on July 20th. After the war, he became an author and film producer.
Georg Ritter von Trapp (1880 – 1947)
He was the head of the family portrayed in “The Sound of Music”. He earned decorations and the nobility title due to his earnings during the First World War.
Franz Viehboeck (1960)
Franz Viehboeck was Austria’s first astronaut. He was a member of the mission Austromir on the 2nd October 1991.
Simon Wiesenthal (1908 – 2005)
The Austrian-Jewish engineer survived the holocaust. After the war, he dedicated his life to hunt down Nazis so they can be brought to justice. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is located in Los Angeles.
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