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• Berg, Alban    b. February 9, 1885  d. December 24, 1935
  Composer. The "romantic" of the Second Viennese School, he was a disciple of Arnold Schoenberg and adopted his methods of atonal and later 12-tone (or serial) composition. Berg achieved compelling emotion and great melodic expressiveness in his music, qualities that have made it more accessible to listeners. His landmark opera "Wozzeck" (1925) brought him international fame. Based on Georg Buchner's tragedy about a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Clery, Jean Baptiste    d. May 27, 1809
  The stone reads: "The faithful Clery, the last servant of Louis XVI" stands. He escorted Louis XVI to his execution, he stood by Louis XVI until the king's last breath under the guillotine. After that date (July 14, 1789), Clery lived mostly in Vienna. He became a very respected person. The French ambassy in Vienna assumed the costs for this grave.
  Cause of death: Natural causes.
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Grave number III/6
   
• Dollfuss, Engelbert    b. October 4, 1892  d. July 25, 1934
  Austrian Politician and Chancellor, he was murdered in his office by Austrian Nazis during an abortive coup. Born in Texing, Austria-Hungary, Dollfuss was educated in a Roman Catholic seminary before studying law at the University of Vienna, and Economics at the University of Berlin. During World War I, he joined the Austro-Hungarian Army, where he served on the Alpine Front. He was decorated several times for bravery, and in 1918, was captured by the Italians, finishing the war in a POW...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Cause of death: Killed by Nazis in his office
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Elssler, Fanny (Franziska)    b. June 23, 1810  d. November 27, 1884
  Ballerina. Austrian dancer and choreographer who was considered to exemplify the sensual rather than ethereal side of Romantic Ballet. She studied with her sister Therese at Horschelt's ballet school at the Theater an der Wien, possibly dancing Horschelt's notorious Vienna Children's ballet. In 1818 both sisters joined the Karntnertor Theater where their older sister Anna was already performing. Fanny danced in ballets by F. Taglioni, A Vestris and others. She made her debut in Berlin (1830)...[Read More] (Bio by: Medora)
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Grillparzer, Franz    b. January 15, 1791  d. January 21, 1872
  One of the most famous Austrian writers.
  Cause of death: natural causes
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: near the grave of Gustav Klimt
   
• Klimt, Gustav    b. July 14, 1862  d. February 6, 1918
  Artist. Leader of art nouveau.
  Cause of death: Pneumonia/influenza following a stroke
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Leon, Victor    b. January 4, 1858  d. February 23, 1940
  Librettist, Playwright. A key figure in the "Silver Age" of Viennese operetta. He co-wrote the books for Franz Lehar's first great hit, "The Merry Widow" (1905), and for Lehar's last, "The Land of Smiles" (1929). Born Viktor Hirschfeld in Vienna, he was a journalist before embarking on a theatre career in 1878, later taking up the pseudonym Victor Leon. He often collaborated with author Leo Stein, and their adapted text for "The Merry Widow" was a significant improvement over the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Group 12, No. 71
   
• Stein, Carl Andreas   b. 1797  d. 1863
  The designer, together with his father Matthaeus STEIN (1776-1842) and grandfather Johan Andreas STEIN (1728-1792), of the so called "German" or "Vienna mechanics" of piano instruments building. These pianos were played with pleasure from W. A. Mozart. Family Stein developed the very high and regarded level of piano mechanics, the basics of the today's piano technology. (Bio by: Frantisek Zboray)
  Cause of death: natural causes
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Grave 4-1
   
• Treffz, Henrietta 'Jetty'   b. July 1, 1818  d. April 8, 1878
  Recital Singer, Folk Figure. A well-known mezzo soprano of her day, she is better remembered as the first wife and operatic muse of Johann Strauss II. Drawn to music early, she studied in Vienna, taking her mother's maiden name for the stage. Jetty made her professional bow in 1837 at the Theater am Karntnertor, then had engagements at the Court Theaters of both Leipiz and Dresden between 1839 and 1841. From 1844 to 1848, she was a regular at Theater in der Josefstadt and at Theater an der Wien...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Wagner, Otto    b. July 13, 1841  d. April 11, 1918
  Brilliant architect and leading personality of art nouveau in Europe. The building of the Post Office Saving Bank in Vienna is the pearl of art nouveau.
  Cause of death: heart attack
  Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   

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