Vienna in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1918 to 1938. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Adolf Hitler and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Notable people

1. Franz Kafka

   from 1920 to 1924

   5 moments here

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

2. Adolf Hitler

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

3. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1918

   1 moment here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

4. Sigmund Freud

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

Moments

1. 1918 Continues medical treatment in Vienna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2. 1920 Spends several days with Milena in Vienna Franz Kafka
3. 1924 Makes his last outing Franz Kafka
4. 1924 Moves to Hoffmann’s sanatorium Franz Kafka
5. 1924 Transferred to Vienna’s laryngology clinic Franz Kafka
6. 1924 Dies at Kierling Franz Kafka
7. 1938 Speaks on Vienna Heldenplatz Adolf Hitler
8. 1938 Leaves Vienna under Nazi rule Sigmund Freud

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