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People Who Died or are Buried in Vienna

Can you guess the names of these people who either died in Vienna or are buried there?
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Last updated: February 19, 2023
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Died
Age
Hint
Answer
1918
76
Austrian architect and leader of the modern movement in European architecture
Otto Wagner
1858
59
One of the main driving forces behind the building of the Suez Canal
Alois Negrelli
1906
62
His greatest achievements were the development of statistical mechanics, and the statistical explanation of the second law of thermodynamics
Ludwig Boltzmann
1899
73
This composer's most famous works include "The Blue Danube" and "Tales from the Vienna Woods"
Johann Strauss II
1862
60
Playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period
Johann Nestroy
2000
85
Movie star who was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale and achieved recognition as a noted inventor of a radio communications device
Hedy Lamarr
1878
74
Founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century
Carl von Rokitansky
1828
31
Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs and chamber music
Franz Schubert
1918
55
"The Kiss" is the final painting of his Gold Period, during which he incorporated gold leaf into his works
Gustav Klimt
1825
74
This Italian composer's relationship with Mozart has been the subject of much speculation
Antonio Salieri
1998
40
He had several international hits including "Rock Me Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling"
Falco
1827
56
German composer and pianist, who continued to compose after he lost his hearing
Ludwig van Beethoven
1911
50
Austrian composer and conductor, who became popular in the late 19th century for his emotionally charged and subtly orchestrated symphonies.
Gustav Mahler
1787
73
German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) and Alceste (1767)
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1990
79
Austria’s longest-serving chancellor
Bruno Kreisky
1897
63
German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote symphonies, chamber music, piano works, and more than 200 songs
Johannes Brahms
1951
76
He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School
Arnold Schoenberg
1939
35
One of the greatest Austrian football players of all time and the leading player in the Wunderteam of the early 1930s
Matthias Sindelar
1791
35
Child prodigy, who later widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1843
42
One of the principal composers of Viennese waltzes
Josef Lanner
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