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Encyclopedia > List of Austrians

The following list is a selection of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists.

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Arts/culture

Pauline Clementine de Metternich, née countess Sándor de Slawnitze, (February 25, 1836 in Vienna - September 28, 1921 in Vienna) was an eminent Vienesse and Parisien socialite and prime aristocrat of a great spell and elegance, an importent promotress of work of German composer Richard Wagner and Czech composer...

Actors/Actresses

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image File history File links Arnold_Schwarzenegger_bio. ... Leon Askin (left) and Paulus Manker in a café in Vienna. ... Klaus Maria Brandauer (born June 22, 1944) is an actor and director. ... Käthe Gold as a cleaning lady in an episode of Der Kommissar (1974) Käthe Gold, (February 11, 1907 – October 11, 1997), was an Austrian actress. ... Haid as Lucrezia Borgia Liane Haid (August 16, 1895 – November 28, 2000) was an Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austrias first movie star. ... Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian/Jewish-American actress and communications technology innovator. ... Spread-spectrum telecommunications is a technique in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. ... Karl Merkatz (b. ... Hans Moser as a waiter in a café in Vienna in the movie Ober zahlen (1957) Hans Moser (August 6, 1880 – June 19, 1964) was an Austrian actor who, during his long career (from the 1920s up to his death), mainly played in comedy films. ... Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Austrian actor who has appeared in over 92 film/television roles. ... Romy Schneider (September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982) was a German-Austrian actress. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation IPA: ) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ... Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian - American star of the silent film age, lauded for his directional work in which he was a proto-auteur. ...

Artists/Architects

Main article: List of Austrian artists and architects This is a list of Austrian artists and architects. ...

Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele

Image File history File linksMetadata Egon-Schiele-Anton-Josef-Trcka-1914. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Egon-Schiele-Anton-Josef-Trcka-1914. ... Schnitter by Albin Egger-Lienz Albin Egger-Lienz was an Austrian painter. ... Karl Ehn is a Viennese architect and city planner. ... 12. ... Ernst Fuchs (born February 13, 1930) is an Austrian visionary painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. ... Gottfried Helnwein, Beautiful Victim, watercolor, 1974 Gottfried Helnwein (born October 8, 1948 in Vienna) is an Austrian-Irish fine artist, photographer, installation and performance artist. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Hundertwasser (left) 1965 in Hannover Hundertwasser 1998 in New Zealand Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (born Friedrich Stowasser, December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) was an Austrian painter, and sculptor. ... Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. ... Oskar Kokoschka (March 1, 1886-February 22, 1980) was an Austrian artist and poet of Czech origin, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. ... Alfred Leopold Isidor Kubin (April 10, 1877 - August 20, 1959) was an Austrian expressionist illustrator and occasional writer of Czech ancestry. ... Adolf Loos (December 10, 1870 in Brno, Moravia–August 8, 1933 in Vienna, Austria) was an early-20th century Viennese architect. ... Hans Makart (May 28, 1840 - October 3, 1884) was a 19th century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator; most well known for his influence on Gustav Klimt and other Austrian artists, but in his own era considered an important artist himself and was a celebrity figure in the high... Inge Morath Ingeborg Morath (May 27, 1923 in Graz, Austria – January 30, 2002 in New York City) was an Austrian-born photographer. ... Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, California. ... Willy Puchner (born 15 March 1952) is an Austrian photographer, artist, painter and author. ... Arnulf Rainer Arnulf Rainer, (born 8 December 1929 in Baden, Austria), is an Austrian painter and is internationally renowned for his abstract informal art. ... Johann Michael Rottmayr Johann Michael Rottmayr (December 11, 1656 in Laufen an der Salzach, Austria; † October 25, 1730) was an Austrian painter. ... Photograph by Anton Josef Trčka Egon Schiele (June 12, 1890 – October 31, 1918) (pronounced approximately SHEE-luh) was an Austrian painter, a protege of Gustav Klimt, and a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. ... Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (January 23, 1897 – January 18, 2000) was the first female Austrian architect and an activist in the anti-Nazi resistance movement. ... De Es Schwertberger (born Dieter Schwertberger 1942, Gresten, Austria), commonly known simply as De Es (since 1972), is an Austrian artist, painter and modeller. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bergpredigt by Aloys Wach Aloys Wach or Aloys Ludwig Wachelmayr (sometimes Wachelmeier) was an Austrian expressionist painter and graphic artist. ... Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner (13 July 1841–11 April 1918) was an Austrian architect. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller: The expected, 1860 Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (January 15th 1793 in Vienna, † August 23rd 1865 in Hinterbrühl, Austria) was an Austrian painter and writer. ... Olga Wisinger-Florian, taken around 1890 Olga Wisinger-Florian was an Austrian impressionist painter, mainly of landscapes and flower still-lifes. ...

Composers/Musicians

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn

Main Article: List of Austrians in music Download high resolution version (594x748, 47 KB)2-dimensional reproduction of public domain (200 year old) painting source:http://www. ... Download high resolution version (594x748, 47 KB)2-dimensional reproduction of public domain (200 year old) painting source:http://www. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Haydn_portrait_by_Thomas_Hardy_(small). ... Image File history File links Haydn_portrait_by_Thomas_Hardy_(small). ... This is a list of Austrian composers, singers and conductors: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, composer and music theorist August Wilhelm Ambros, composer (19th century) Wolfgang Ambros, singer (Austropop) Christian Anders, singer Marianne von Auenbrugger, composer and pianist 1759-1782 Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (born 1927) Ludwig van Beethoven, composer (born in...

Bust of Alban Berg at Schiefling, Carinthia, Austria Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. ... Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel (born January 5, 1931) is an Austrian pianist, born in Czechoslovakia. ... Bruckner redirects here. ... Carl Czerny, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber, 1833 Carl Czerny (sometimes Karl; February 21, 1791 – July 15, 1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. ... Anton Diabelli (September 6, 1781-April 7, 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. ... Karlheinz Essl (born August 15, 1960 in Vienna) is an Austrian composer, performer and improviser. ... Johann (Hans) Hölzel (February 19, 1957 – February 6, 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was a classical music prodigy turned Austrian hip hop-pop and rock star. ... Wolfgang Ambros, born 1952 in Preßbaum/Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) is one of the most famous Austropop musicians. ... Christian Fennesz (born December 25, 1962) is an Austrian musician who uses white noise to create his electronic compositions. ... Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born Johann Nicolaus Graf de la Fontaine und dHarnoncourt-Unverzagt December 6, 1929 in Berlin) is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ... “Haydn” redirects here. ... Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (September 14, 1737 – August 10, 1806) was an Austrian composer, the younger brother of (Franz) Joseph Haydn. ... “Haydn” redirects here. ... Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens (born 30 September 1934 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria as Jürgen Udo Bockelmann), is a Austrian composer and singer of popular music who has been very successful for more than four decades. ... Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. ... “Mahler” redirects here. ... (left to right)Ramono Wulf, Penny McLean and Linda G. Thompson Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. ... Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. ... Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a composer, music teacher and violinist. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... Gerhard Potuznik (also known as GD Luxxe) is an electronic musician of Vienna, Austria. ... Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1948 Arnold Schoenberg (the anglicized form of Schönberg — Schoenberg changed the spelling officially when he left Germany and re-converted to Judaism in 1933; September 13, 1874 – July 13, 1951) was an Austrian and later American composer. ... Schubert redirects here. ... Johann Strauss I Johann Strauss I (German: Johann Strauß) born in Vienna, (March 14, 1804 – September 25, 1849) was an Austrian Romantic composer known particularly for his waltzes and for popularizing it alongside Josef Lanner thereby (without intention) setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty. ... Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauss the Younger, or Johann Strauss Jr. ... Josef Strauss Josef Strauss (August 20, 1827 - July 22, 1870) was an Austrian composer. ... Franz von Suppé Franz von Suppé (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895) was a composer and conductor of the Romantic period notable for his four dozen operettas. ... Anton Webern (December 3, 1883 – September 15, 1945) was an Austrian composer and conductor. ... Josef Erich Zawinul (July 7, 1932 – September 11, 2007) was a jazz keyboardist and composer. ... Alexander von Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (October 14, 1871 – March 15, 1942) was an Austrian composer of classical music, conductor, and teacher. ...

Entrepreneurs

Ignaz Glaser (* May 5th 1853 in Bohemia; † August 11th 1916) was a businessman from Prague and the founder of one of the biggest sheet glass factories in the k. ... Gaston Glock (1929- ) is an Austrian engineer, and founder of GLOCK. In 2005, Gaston Glock was ranked number 43 on a list of the 100 wealthiest Austrains in the Austrian economy magazine Trend. ... Glock is an Austrian weapons manufacturer (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ... Andreas Nikolaus Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian aviator, entrepreneur, former Formula One (F1) racing driver and three-time F1 World Champion. ... F1 redirects here. ... Richard and Christina Lugner during a press conference Richard Lugner (born October 11, 1932) is a successful Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and a former political candidate not affiliated with any of the Austrian political parties. ... Dietrich Mateschitz (born May 20, 1944 in St. ... For other uses, see Red Bull (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (born 19 September 1909 in Wiener Neustadt – 27 March 1998 in Zell am See), mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an Austrian technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. ... This article is about the auto company. ... Udo Proksch (* May 29, 1934 in Rostock, Germany, † June 27, 2001 in Graz, Austria): Austrian businessman, industrialist. ... Johann Puch (Slovenian: Janez Puh) (b. ... Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. ... Robert Schlumberger, Edler von Goldeck (September 12, 1814 - July 13, 1879) was an Austrian entrepreneur and the first producer of sparkling wine in Austria. ... Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. ... Daniel Swarovski (1862—1956) was an Austrian glass cutter and jeweller born in Bohemia. ... Swarovski is the luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut crystal glass products produced by companies owned by Swarovski AG of Feldmeilen, near Zürich, Switzerland. ... Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was a jewish -Austrian politician. ... Albert Salomon von Rothschild (October 29, 1844 - February 11, 1911) was a banker in Austria-Hungary and a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. ... Anselm Salomon von Rothschild (January 29, 1803 – July 27, 1874) was an Austrian banker, and a member of the Vienna branch of the Rothschild family. ... Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the House of Commons, caricatured in Vanity Fair, 1889. ... Baron Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild (German language: Louis (Ludwig) Nathaniel Freiherr von Rothschild) was an Austrian baron from the famous Rothschild family. ... Nathaniel Mayer Anselm von Rothschild (October 26, 1836 - June 16, 1905) was an Austria-Hungary personage and a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. ... Salomon Mayer von Rothschild Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (September 9, 1774 – July 28, 1855) was a German-born banker in the Austrian Empire and the founder of the Viennese branch of the prominent Mayer Amschel Rothschild family. ...

Filmmakers

Amir Esmann (born 1965) is an Director of Photography. ... Barbara Albert (Vienna, 1970) is an Austrian writer film-producer and film-director. ... Franz Antel (born June 28, 1913) is a veteran Austrian filmmaker. ... Axel Corti (* May 7th 1933 in Paris; † December 29th 1993 in Oberndorf, Austria, was an Austrian writer and director. ... Elfi von Dassanowsky (born February 2, 1924) is an Austrian singer, pianist and film producer. ... Andrea Maria Dusl (* August 12, 1961 in Wien) is an Austrian/Swedish film director, author and illustrator. ... Michael Haneke A feature film is twenty-four lies per second. ... Friedrich Christian Anton Fritz Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known émigrés from Germanys school of Expressionism. ... Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ... Ulrich Seidl (born November 24, 1952 in Vienna) is an Austrian film director, writer and producer. ... Josef von Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian-American film director. ... Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian - American star of the silent film age, lauded for his directional work in which he was a proto-auteur. ... Hans Weingartner was born in Feldkirch, Austria. ... Virgil Widrich (* 16 May 1967 in Salzburg) is an Austrian director, scriptwriter, film-maker and multimedia artist. ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, film director, and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Fred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907–March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-American film director. ...

Mountaineers

Main Article: List of Austrian mountaineers This is a list of Austrian mountaineers. ...

Peter Aufschnaiter Peter Aufschnaiter (* 1899 in Kitzbühel, Austria; † October 19th 1973 in Innsbruck, Austria) was a mountaineer, agricultural scientist and geographist. ... For the 1997 film, see Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film). ... Karl Blodig (born 16 October 1859 in Vienna; died 7 September 1956 in Bregenz) was an Austrian mountaineer, optician and journalist. ... Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 – June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers and one of the best climbers of all time. ... Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ... Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ... Dhaulagiri (धौलागिरी) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ... Heinrich Harrer Heinrich Harrer (July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. ... Carstensz Pyramid is the traditional name among mountaineers for Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Oceania. ... For the 1997 film, see Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film). ... Peter Habeler (born July 22nd 1942 in Mayrhofen, Austria) is an Austrian mountaineer. ... Everest redirects here. ... Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer, often cited [1] as the greatest mountain climber of all time, noted for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen eight-thousanders (peaks over... Ludwig Purtscheller Ludwig Purtscheller (* October 6th 1849 in Innsbruck; † March 3rd 1900 in Bern, Switzerland) was an Austrian mountaineer and teacher. ... Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Herbert Tichy (* June 1, 1912 Vienna; † September 26, 1987 Vienna) author, geologist, journalist and climber. ... Cho Oyu (or Cho Oyo) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ... Luis Trenker (actually Alois Franz Trenker) October 4, 1892 in St. ... The Autonomous Province of Bolzano-Bozen[1][2] (Italian: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; Ladin: Provinzia autonòma de Balsan), also called Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Alto Adige; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[3][4] or Sudtirol; English: Alto Adige or South Tyrol), is an... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927) is an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (Expedition Leader) in 1957. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...

Military leaders

Radetzky
Radetzky

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Fürst von Thiano (Count Leopold Joseph von Daun or Dhaun) (September 24, 1705 – February 5, 1766), Prince of Thiano, Austrian field marshal, was born at Vienna. ... Josef Graf von Radetzky Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz (English: , Czech: ) (November 2, 1766 – January 5, 1858) was a Bohemian nobleman and Austrian general, immortalised by Johann Strauss Is Radetzky March. ... Prince Eugen von Savoyen in a contemporary painting François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German and Eugenio, Principe di Savoia in Italian (October 18, 1663 – April 24, 1736) was arguable the greatest general to serve the Habsburgs. ... Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, a lithography by Joseph Kriehuber, 1866 Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff (December 23, 1827 – April 7, 1871) was an Austrian Admiral who commanded the Austrian North Sea fleet in during the Second war of Schleswig of 1864 and the Seven Weeks War of 1866. ... Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz (also written zu Windisch-Grätz, or zu Windischgrätz), (May 11, 1787, Brussels — March 21, 1862, Vienna) was an Austrian army officer who distinguished himself throughout the wars fought by the Habsburg Monarchy in the 19th century. ...

Politicians

Main Article: List of Austrian Politicians This is a list of Austrian politicians. ...

Klemens von Metternich
Klemens von Metternich

source: german wiki This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... source: german wiki This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Victor Adler (June 24, 1852 Prague - November 11, 1918 Vienna) was an Austrian Social Democratic leader. ... Kasimir Felix Graf Badeni (October 14, 1846 - July 9, 1909) (Polish:Kazimierz Feliks, Hrabia (Count) Badeni ) was the Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897. ... Otto Bauer (1881 - July 4, 1938) was an Austrian Social Democrat who is considered one of the leading thinkers of the Austro-Marxist movement. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Count Leopold von Berchtold Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf Berchtold (in English: Count Leopold Anthony John Sigismund Joseph Corsinus Ferdinand von Berchtold, in Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót) (April 18, 1863-November 21, 1942) was Austro-Hungarian foreign minister at the outbreak of the First World... Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi (en: Count Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi ja:リヒャルト・ニコラウス・栄次郎（his japanese name is Eijiro)・クーデンホーフ=カレルギー), (Tokyo, November 16, 1894 - Schruns, Vorarlberg, July 27, 1972) was an Austrian politician and geopolitician. ... Engelbert Dollfuss Engelbert Dollfuss (German: Dollfuß) (October 4, 1892 - July 25, 1934) was an Austrian politician and dictator. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Supporters of the Austrian Christian Social Party in 1934 Austrofascism is a term which is frequently used to describe the authoritarian rule installed in Austria between 1934 and 1938. ... Leopold Figl (October 2, 1902 in Rust, Lower Austria, - May 9, 1965 in Vienna) was an Austrian politician of the ÖVP (Christian Democrats). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the federal president of Austria. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Gusenbauer (born February 8, 1960) has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) since 2000. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, or SPÖ) is one of the oldest parties in Austria. ... Jörg Haider Jörg Haider (born 26 January 1950) is an Austrian politician. ... Carinthia (Kärnten in German, Koroška in Slovenian) can refer to: Carinthia - a federal state of Austria Carinthia - an informal province in Slovenia Carinthia - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria_Hungary Karantania - the first Slovenian state This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Hitler redirects here. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg or Joseph Freiherr von Hormayr zu Hortenburg (20 January 1781 or 1782 - 5 October 1848) was an Austrian/German statesman and historian. ... Theodor Cardinal Innitzer (born December 25, 1875 in Neugeschrei near Weipert, Northern Bohemia; died October 9, 1955 in Vienna) was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernst Kaltenbrunner (October 4, 1903 – October 16, 1946) was a senior Nazi official during World War II. He was the highest ranking SS leader to face trial. ... Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz (Count Anton von Kaunitz), (Václav Antonín hrabě Kounic-Rietberg) (February 2, 1711 - June 27, 1794), born into old Bohemian noble family settled in Moravia, was an Austrian statesman. ... Rudolf Kirchschläger Rudolf Kirchschläger (born March 20, 1915, death March 30, 2000) was an Austrian diplomat, politician, judge and from 1974 to 1986 Austrian president. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Thomas Klestil (4 November 1932 – 6 July 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was a jewish -Austrian politician. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg-Beilstein (May 15, 1773 – June 11, 1859) was an Austrian politician, statesman and one of the most important diplomats of his era. ... Julius Raab (November 29, 1891 - January 8, 1964) was a Conservative Austrian politician. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Renner Monument to Karl Renner next to the Austrian Parliament, Ringstraße, Vienna, Austria Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adolf Schärf (April 20, 1890, Mikulov — February 28, 1965, Vienna) was from 1957 to his death the president of the Republic of Austria. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Anton von Schmerling ( August 23, 1805 - May 23, 1893), Austrian statesman, was born at Vienna, where his father held a high position on the judicial side of the civil service. ... Kurt Schuschnigg in a propagando manifesto. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna, Austria) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation IPA: ) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Ignaz Seipel (19 July 1876 - 2 August 1932) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor during the 1920s. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... http://www. ... German troops march into Austria on 12 March 1938. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johann Philipp von Stadion (June 18, 1763, Mainz - May 15, 1824, Baden, Austria) was a statesman, foreign minister, and diplomat who served the Habsburg empire during the Napoleonic Wars. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Van der Bellen (born January 18, 1944 in Vienna) is an Austrian economist and politician, chairman of the parliamentary club and federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party. ... The Austrian Green Party (de: Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative, or Die Grünen) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ... Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Religious leaders

Ignaz Seipel (19 July 1876 - 2 August 1932) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor during the 1920s. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Theodor Cardinal Innitzer (born December 25, 1875 in Neugeschrei near Weipert, Northern Bohemia; died October 9, 1955 in Vienna) was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. ... The Archbishop of Vienna is the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Vienna, which includes the dioceses of Eisenstadt, Linz and St. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franz Cardinal König (center) His Eminence Franz Cardinal König (August 3, 1905 – March 13, 2004) was Archbishop of Vienna (1956 - 1985), and a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Royalty

Main Article: List of rulers of Austria This is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. ...

Franz Joseph I
Franz Joseph I

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Elisabeth in a riding habit, from Vanity Fair, 1884. ... Emperor Ferdinand Ferdinand I Karl Leopold Joseph Franz Marchlin Emperor of Austria King of Hungary and Bohemia (April 19, 1793 – June 29, 1875) succeeded his father (Franz II Holy Roman Emperor/Franz I of Austria) as Emperor and King in 1835 and was forced to abdicate in 1848. ... For the Scottish rock band, see Franz Ferdinand (band). ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I (in English also Francis Joseph) ( August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... Frederick II, known as the Quarrelsome (German: Friedrich der Streitbare) (1219 – June 15, 1246), from the dynasty of Babenberg, was the duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 to 1246. ... Originally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, the Babenbergs or Babenberger ruled Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976 - 1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg. ... Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the Carlist claimant King Carlos V, see Infante Carlos, Count of Molina. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Karl I of Austria, Károly IV. of Hungary, Karel III of Bohemia Karl I (August 17, 1887 – April 1, 1922), Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen (Hungarian: Károly IV (Károly Ferenc József)), was (among other titles) the last Emperor of Austria, the... Leopold V (1157-December 31, 1194), the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria from 1192 to 1194. ... The Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as the Kings Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. ... D. Maria Leopoldina in 1825, with her children (the future Emperor Dom Pedro II sits at her lap; at her right the future Queen Maria da Glória of Portugal) Archduchess Maria Leopoldina Josepha Caroline of Austria (22 January 1797-11 December 1826), Empress consort of Brazil, and, for two... This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the Habsburg Empire from 1740-1780. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... Maximilian I of Habsburg (March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (Emperador Maximiliano I de México) (July 6, 1832 – June 19, 1867) (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph) was a member of Austrias Imperial Habsburg-Lorraine family. ... The brass of the tomb of Rudolph I in Speyer Rudolph I (Rudolph of Habsburg) (May 1, 1218 – July 15, 1291) was a German king, who played a vital role in raising the Habsburg family to a leading position among the royal dynasties of Germany. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Rudolf IV of Austria Rudolf IV der Stifter (the Founder) (born November 1, 1339 in Vienna, died July 27, 1365 in Milan) was a member of the House of Habsburg and Duke and self-proclaimed Archduke of Austria from 1358 to 1365. ... Events Jacquerie. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... The Privilegium Maius was a document forged at the behest of Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (1358-1365), which was essentially a modified version of the Privilegium Minus of 1156, which had elevated Austria to a Duchy. ...

Science

Main Article: list of Austrian scientists This is a list of Austrian scientists. ...


Economists

Austrian School economist Carl Menger Carl Menger Carl Menger (February 28, 1840 – February 26, 1921) was the founder of the Austrian School of economics. ... The Austrian School, also known as the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”, is a heterodox school of economic thought that advocates adherence to strict methodological individualism. ... Friedrich von Wieser Friedrich von Wieser (July 10, 1851 - July 22, 1926) was an early member of the Austrian School of economics. ... The Austrian School, also known as the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”, is a heterodox school of economic thought that advocates adherence to strict methodological individualism. ... Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (February 12, 1851 – August 27, 1914) made important contributions to the development of Austrian economics.