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Otto PremingerOtto Preminger was born in 1905 in Wiznitz (Vyzhnytsia), a town in west of Czernowitz, northern Bukovyna, in today's Ukraine. He was ... |
Filmmaker | ||
Paul CelanPaul Celan was one of the major German language poets and translator after World War II. His poetry being influenced by his traumatic experience... |
Author | ||
Josef SigallJosef Sigall was a painter, born in Brody in 1891. Having graduated from the gymnasium in Lviv in 1909, he moved to Vienna, where he gained his art... |
Painter | Brody | |
Leo LandauLeo Landau was a well-known stage director and actor, who appeared under the stage name Lenkhart. Born in Brody in 1878, Landau became famous... |
Director | Brody | |
Mayer von KallirMayer von Kallir was a famous banker and patron of the arts. He was born in 1789 to a family of immigrants from Bohemia. His father, Alehander Kallir... |
Banker | Brody | |
Max MargulesMax Margules was a well-known mathematician and meteorologist. Born in Brody in 1856, Margules graduated from the University of Vienna, where he... |
Mathematician | Brody | |
Hermann MenkesHermann Menkes was a well-known writer, journalist and literary critic. Born in Brody in 1865, Menkes graduated from the departments of literary... |
Journalist | Brody | |
Markus LandauMarkus Landau was a famous writer and literary historian. Born in Brody in 1837, Landau’s first career was in trade. As a merchant, Landau... |
Brody |