Introduction to the family tree

The history of Gustav Mahler‘s forbears can be traced back to the end of the 17th century, and it shows his family’s roots as being firmly planted in Czech soil. Members of several related families used to write genealogies, thereby contributing a part of the Mahler family tree (the Kraus-Sandas, Bondys, Mahler-Marlows, Herrmans, Kerns and others). […]