Helena, Duchess of Albany
Born in Arolsen as Helena Frederica Augusta of Waldeck & Pyrmont. Married, in 1882, Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria. Â Died in the Tyrol. The photograph was taken at the ...
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Anglo-Austrian Society
From the website: The Anglo-Austrian Society was originally founded in September 1944 in London. It actively promotes social and cultural exchange and dialogue between the United Kingdom and Austri...
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Austrian Centre
A social, cultural and political hub for Austrian exiles from the Nazis. The Centre housed a library, restaurant, theatre, political cabaret, concert venue and functioned as a publisher. It also of...
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Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...
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Anton Bruckner
Composer. On 29 July 1871 he stayed in a house in Finsbury Square. He was in London giving six organ recitals at Royal Albert Hall and five at the Crystal Palace. While in London he started work on...
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Theresa Cornelys
Opera singer, actress and adventuress, was born in Vienna, née Imer. First came to England in 1746. In 1760 rented Carlisle House, a large mansion at the south-east corner of Soho Square, where she...
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Milos Crnjanski
Poet, and diplomat. Born in Csongrád, Hungary. His family moved to Romania in 1896, where the Serbian heritage was instilled in him. In 1912 he went to study in Rijeka (in modern day Croatia) and V...
Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Austria, Balkans, Hungary, Romania, Serbia
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Norman Douglas
Writer. Born George Norman Douglas in Thüringen, Austria, the son of a mountaineer and archaeologist. Joined the Foreign Office in 1894 and served in St Petersburg. He settled in Capri, where his c...
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Paul Eisler
Electronics engineer, inventor of the printed circuit. Born Vienna. Died London. The Science Museum hold a "Radio set containing original printed circuit boards, by Paul Eisler, Europe, 1942", ca...
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