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Previously, I provided short biographies for artist Gustav Klimt, artist and designer Koloman Moser, and architect Otto Wagner, and why they are important figures to the arts and culture scene in early 20th-century Vienna. These three figures are buried in Hietzing Cemetery in the 13th district of Hietzing at the city’s western periphery.

Located to the southwest of the former imperial summer residence Schönbrunner Schlosspark, Hietzing Cemetery is modest in size with an area of over 10 hectares (25 acres) and containing over 11-thousand graves. With the present site inaugurated in 1787, the cemetery has seen several expansion phases and survived damage from the Second World War.

I highlight the final resting places for Alban Berg, the Fröhlich sisters, Franz Grillparzer, Hans Hollein, Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Strauss women, and Otto Wagner.

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Inside Hietzing cemetery

• Alban BERG
• FRÖHLICH sisters: Anna, Katharina
• Franz GRILLPARZER
• Hans HOLLEIN
• Gustav KLIMT
• Koloman MOSER
• STRAUSS women: Anna, Theresia; Jetty Treffz
• Otto WAGNER

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Alban BERG

•   b/✵ 9 Feb 1885, d/✟ 24 Dec 1935.
•   Composer; wrote requiem for Manon Gropius (Grinzing cemetery) and for himself.
•   Alban Maria Johannes Berg: group 49, number 24 F.

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Fröhlich sisters

•   Prof. Anna Maria Fröhlich, court singer: b/✵ 19 Sep 1793, d/✟ 11 Mar 1880.
•   Katharina Fröhlich, partner to Franz Grillparzer (below): b/✵ 10 Jun 1800, d/✟ 3 Mar 1879. In 1878, she donated Franz Grillparzer’s estate to the City of Vienna, establishing the city’s collection of Grillparzer manuscripts.
•   Fröhlich & Bogner: group 7, number 53.

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Franz Grillparzer

•   b/✵ 15 Jan 1791, d/✟ 21 Jan 1872.
•   Writer, poet, playwright; partner Katharina Fröhlich (above).
•   Originally buried in Währing town cemetery; remains exhumed, moved, and reburied here at Hietzing cemetery in 1879.
•   Franz Grillparzer: group 13, number 107.

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Hans Hollein

•   b/✵ 30 Mar 1934, d/✟ 24 Apr 2014.
•   Architect; e.g., Haas Haus, Albertina Soravia-Wing, Generali Media Tower.
•   Hans Leo Alois Hollein: group 5, number 122.

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Gustav Klimt

•   b/✵ 14 Jul 1862, d/✟ 06 Feb 1918.
•   Artist, co-founder Secession movement.
•   Gustav Klimt: group 5, number 194/195.

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Koloman Moser

•   b/✵ 30 Mar 1868, d/✟ 18 Oct 1918.
•   Artist, Secession co-founder, Wiener Werkstätte co-founder.
•   Prof. Koloman Moser: group 16, number 14D.

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Strauss women

•   Anna & Therese Strauss, daughters of Johann Strauss I & Anna.
•   Henrietta “Jetty” Treffz Chalupetzky: mezzo-soprano in imperial court, 1st wife of Johann Strauss II.
•   Grave location: group 13, number 73.
•   Buried at the city’s central cemetery Zentralfriedhof are brothers Johann Strauss II, Josef, and Eduard; mother Anna; and father Johann I.

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Otto Wagner

•   b/✵ 13 Jul 1841, d/✟ 11 Apr 1918.
•   One of the most important architects in early 20th-century Vienna.
•   Prof Dr. Otto Wagner: group 13, number 131.

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Directions

•   Next to the cemetery’s main gate, Wiener Linien bus stop “Montecuccoliplatz”, served by buses 8A, 56A, 56B, 58A, 58B.
•   Check Friedhöfe Wien website for hours; no charge for admission into cemetery.

( View map location at OpenStreetMap )

I made all photos above with a Fujifilm X70 fixed-lens prime during visits in 2018, 2022, and 2023. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-c45.