Pernerstorfer circle
The Pernerstorfer Circle was a group of late- 19th-century Viennese intellectuals who developed and shared a collective outlook. This outlook strongly influenced their individual activities within their own specialties, including politics, philosophy, poetry, music, and theatre. The core of the Circle was formed in the 1870s as a reading group in social democratic literature. One […]
Richard Ritter von Meyrswalden Kralik (1852-1934)
Richard Ritter von Meyrswalden Kralik (1852-1934). Profession: Historian, poet, dramatist. Residences: Vienna, I, Elisabethstrasse No. 1. Mahler played the piano here before 05-1877 (Year 1877). Relation to Mahler: Pernerstorfer Circle (member). Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 01-10-1852 Elenorenhein, Czech Republic. Died: 04-02-1934 Vienna, Austria. Buried: Central cemetery, Vienna, Austria. Grave 14C-9. Also: Richard Kralik. Kralik developed Wagnerian and socialist […]
Max von Gruber (1853-1927)
Max von Gruber (1853-1927). Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Bacteriologist. Residences: Vienna, Munich. Relation to Mahler: Pernerstorfer Circle (member). Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 06-07-1853 Vienna, Austria. Died: 16-09-1927 Berchtesgaden, Germany. Buried: Unknown. Gruber participated as an officer in the Circle, and like many members he was also a participant and officer within the Deutsche Leseverein. He was […]
Heinrich Friedjung (1851-1920)
Heinrich Friedjung (1851-1920). Profession: Historian, journalist, politician. Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Pernerstorfer Circle (member). Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 18-01-1851 Rostin, Czech Republic. Died: 14-07-1920 Vienna, Austria. Aged 70. Buried: 16-07-1920 Central cemetery, Vienna, Austria. Old Jewish cemetery. Tor I. Grave 7-27-12. The son of a Jewish family grew up in Vienna, and studied history in […]