Austrian Journalists

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 238. Not illustrated. Chapters: Bertha Von Suttner, Stefan Zweig, Billy Wilder, Theodor Herzl, Karl Kraus, Count Richard Nikolaus Von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Hans Dichand, Max Brod, Gregor Von Rezzori, Anton Zischka, Helmut Krackowizer, Joseph Roth, Fritz Von Thurn Und Taxis, Gustav Von Franck, Felix Braun, David Josef Bach, Brigitte Hamann, Erik Durschmied, Bertha Diener, Hans Janitschek, Karin Resetarits, Alfred Hermann Fried, G nther Nenning, Hans-Peter Martin, Oskar Rosenfeld, Alfred Worm, Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer, Stefan Petzner, Ilse Maria Aschner, Robert Jungk, Paul Hofmann, Helmut Zilk, Ruth Weiss, Hubertus Czernin, Willy Meisl, Theodor Hertzka, Reuben Asher Braudes, Berta Zuckerkandl, Anton Bettelheim, Else Feldmann, Gerald Lehner, Sebastian Brunner, Armin Wolf, Klaus Emmerich, Melissa M ller, Paul Lendvai, G nther Schifter, Max Friedl nder, Ben Segenreich, Alfred Polgar, Ernst Fischer, Moritz Szeps, Eva Menasse, Reinhold Klika, Ferdinand K rnberger, Eduard Bacher, Joanna Nittenberg, Gerald Freihofner, Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, Michael Fleischhacker, Friedrich Sch tz, Ernst Molden, Eva P lzl. Excerpt: Theodor Herzl - He was born in Pest to a Jewish family originally from Zemun, Austrian Empire (politically, Zemun is part of the Serbian capital Belgrade today). He was second child of Jeanette and Jakob Herzl, who were German-speaking, assimilated Jews. A precocious, moody daydreamer, he aspired to follow the footsteps of Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal. His success in the sciences failed him, and he developed a growing enthusiasm for poetry and the humanities. This passion would later develop into a successful career in journalism and a less celebrated pursuit of play-writing. Herzl had minimal interest in Judaism as a child, consistent with his parents lax adherence to the Jewish tradition. His mother rel...