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Hermann Broch - Gedenktafel

Franz-Josefs-Kai 37, Innere Stadt (1010), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Stein
Plaque made
1962
Epoch
Nach 1945
Address
Franz-Josefs-Kai 37
District
Innere Stadt (1010)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.21414, 16.37356
Object number
94671

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1813 map "Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1843 · (With directional lighting) Neuester Plan von Wien und Dessen 34 Vorstaedten in Relief. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1866 · Plan der Haupt-u. Residenz Stadt Wein mit der neuen Bezirkseintheilung, Strassenbenennung… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1906 · Vienna (Wein) and its Environs. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

In diesem Haus wurde der Dichter / Hermann Broch / am 1. November 1886 geboren /
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Literatur

Der Schriftsteller und Dichter Hermann Broch konnte als Betroffener der Nürnberger Rassengesetze nach Gestapo-Haft mit Hilfe Thomas Manns über England in die USA emigrieren. Er starb am 31. Mai 1951 in New Haven.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), in German. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien); it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

In this house the poet / Hermann Broch / was born on 1 November 1886 /
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Literatur

The writer and poet Hermann Broch, as a person affected by the Nuremberg Race Laws, was able to emigrate to the United States via England with the help of Thomas Mann after being held by the Gestapo. He died on 31 May 1951 in New Haven.

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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