Lower Austria in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 3 people and 7 moments here, from 1920 to 1937. The most recorded lives are Ludwig Wittgenstein, Franz Kafka and José Raúl Capablanca.

Notable people

1. Franz Kafka

   in 1924

   1 moment here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

2. José Raúl Capablanca

   in 1937

   1 moment here

   Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

3. Ludwig Wittgenstein

   from 1920 to 1924

   5 moments here

   Austro-British philosopher whose work in logic, language, mathematics, and mind shaped twentieth-century analytic philosophy.…

Moments

1. 1920 First village teaching post Ludwig Wittgenstein
2. 1922 Brief teaching post at Hassbach Ludwig Wittgenstein
3. 1922 Schoolteacher in Puchberg Ludwig Wittgenstein
4. 1923 Ramsey visit in Puchberg Ludwig Wittgenstein
5. 1924 Enters the Wienerwald sanatorium Franz Kafka
6. 1924 Teaching at Otterthal Ludwig Wittgenstein
7. 1937 Semmering tournament José Raúl Capablanca

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