Austrian people Austrian people Johann Joseph Gassner ( 1727- 1779) was a noted "exorcist," born at Bludenz, in Vorarlberg. While a Catholic priest at Klösterle he gained a wide celebrity by professing to "cast out devils" and to work cures on the sick by means simply of prayer; he was deposed as an impostor, but the bishop of Ratisbon, who believed in his honesty, bestowed upon him the cure of Bendorf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johann Joseph Gassner"
John D. Hertz ( April 10, 1879 - 1961) was an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist. ...more on Wikipedia about "John D. Hertz"
Josef Mohr was the Austrian priest who wrote the words to the Christmas carol, Silent Night. Born in Salzburg in 1792 to an unmarried mother his prospects were bleak. As his musical talent was recognized, he found a sponsor to open him the path to higher education. As an illegitimate child he even needed the pope's special permission to become a priest in 1815. He was sent to the remote mountain village of Mariapfarr, where in 1816 he wrote a poem that was once to become the world's most popular carol. Mohr was moved to Oberndorf in 1817 to stay there for two years. When Franz Gruber agreed to compose a tune to the carol to be sung at midnight mass on December 24, 1818, 'Silent Night' was born. Only years later the song became popular. Josef, a generous man who donated money to charity, was moved from place to place and finally became parish priest in Wagrain, where he initiated a new school for the children there. He also created a fund to allow children from poor families to attend school. He died of a pulmonary disease in 1848. The village school was named after him and his grave has been kept in honour in the village cemetery nearby. ...more on Wikipedia about "Josef Mohr"
Joseph Hilarius Eckhel ( 1737 - May 16, 1798), Austrian numismatist, was born at Enzersfeld in lower Austria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph Hilarius Eckhel"
Karl Farkas (born October 28 1893 in Vienna; died May 16 1971 in Vienna) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karl Farkas"
Karl Josef Silberbauer ( 1911 – 1972) held the rank of SS - Oberstabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major) in the Dutch Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (German Security Service). He arrested Anne Frank and her family in their hiding place in 1944. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Karl Silberbauer"
Katharina Bellowitsch, often referred to as Kati Bellowitsch (born June 13, 1974) is an Austrian radio and TV presenter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katharina Bellowitsch" http://www.shortopedia.com - Go in quickly. shortopedia
Leopold Nowak ( Vienna, Austria, 17 August, 1904 – May 27, 1991) was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the works by Anton Bruckner. He reconstructed the original form of some of those works, most of which had been revised and edited many times. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leopold Nowak"
The following list is an election of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Austrians"
Founded in 1982 under a name Papa's Hausband . In March 1983, they played together with Bo Diddley on "Szene Wien", continued to perform until today at others big festival. ...more on Wikipedia about "Little Franky and The Townbeats"
Ludovico Zacconi (ca. 1550- ca. 1623) was a musical theorist, born at Pesaro about 1550. He became an Augustinian friar at Venice, where he was ordained priest. In 1585 we find him as maestro di capella at the Augustinian church in Venice; and in 1592 he was attached to the chapel of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ludovico Zacconi"
Sister Maria Restituta (born 1 May 1894 in Husovice near Brno, Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic); died 30 March 1943 in Vienna) was a nun and a nurse. Her secular name was Helene Kafka (or Kafková). She was a shoemaker's daughter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maria Restituta"
Marianne Hainisch (born Perger) (* 25 March 1839 Baden bei Wien, † 5 May 1936 Vienna) was the founder and leader of the Austrian women's movement. She was also the mother of Michael Hainisch, the first President of Austria (1920 - 1928). ...more on Wikipedia about "Marianne Hainisch"
Marie Herold was an SS guard at two concentration camps during the final chapter of World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marie Herold"
Marion Donata Stein (born 18 October 1926) was an Austrian concert pianist, operatic singer and a former Countess of Harewood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marion Stein"
Marion Donata Stein (born 18 October 1926) was an Austrian concert pianist and operatic singer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marion Thorpe"
Martin Dobrizhoffer (born September 7, 1717 in Gratz ( Styria); died July 17, 1791) was an Austrian Roman Catholic missionary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin Dobrizhoffer"
Matthias Abele, brother of Christoph Ignaz Abele, was a mine official and jurist in Steyer, Austria. He acquired his doctorate in law, was comes palatinus ( palsgrave) and in 1652 member of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft (Fruitbearing Society). ...more on Wikipedia about "Matthias Abele"
Max Dvořák ( June 4, 1874, Roudnice nad Labem (Raudnitz) - February 8, 1921, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou (Grusbach) near Znojmo) is a Czech-born Austrian art historian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Max Dvořák"
Mirjam Weichselbraun (born September 27, 1981 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian television host. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mirjam Weichselbraun"
Moritz or Moriz Szeps (born November 5, 1835 in Busk, Austrian Galicia (now in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine) - died on August 9, 1902 in Vienna, Austria) was an austrian journalist and newspaper owner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moritz Szeps" Whatever You're Into, Get Into http://www.shortopedia.com.
Nicolas Mahler (born 1969) is an Austrian cartoonist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicolas Mahler"
C. H. Othmar Reiser ( 1861- 1936) was an Austrian ornithologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Othmar Reiser"
Paul Czinner, born on May 30, 1890, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, was a writer, film director and producer. After studying literature and philosophy at the University of Vienna, he worked as a journalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paul Czinner"
Paul Eisler ( 1907 - 1995) ...more on Wikipedia about "Paul Eisler"
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