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