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Alma Mahler

Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964)
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Summary

Alma Mahler was born on August 31, 1879[1], in Vienna[2]. She died on December 11, 1964[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a composer[5], painter[6], biographer[7], model[8], and writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,453 views/month, #6,721 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Grinzing Cemetery[11]
  • Father: Emil Jakob Schindler[12]
  • Mother: Anna Sophie Schindler[13]
  • Spouse: Walter Gropius[14], Gustav Mahler[15], Franz Werfel[16]
  • Child: Manon Gropius[17], Anna Mahler[18], Maria Anna Mahler[19]
  • Country of citizenship: Cisleithania[20], Austria[21], United States[22], Czechoslovakia[23]
  • Occupation: art collector[24], artist[25], musician[26]
  • Field of work: performing arts[27]
  • Sex or gender: female[28]
  • Genre: classical music[29]
  • Commons category: Alma Mahler[30]
  • Unmarried partner: Oskar Kokoschka[31]
  • Family name: Mahler[32], Schindler[33], Gropius[34], Werfel[35]
  • Given name: Alma[36], Maria[37]
  • Significant event: restitution of Nazi-looted art[38]
  • Official website: http://www.alma-mahler.com/engl/almas_life/almas_life.html[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alma Mahler[40]
  • Commons gallery: Alma Mahler-Werfel[41]
  • Student of: Alexander von Zemlinsky[42]
  • Depicted by: Lost Lives, Lost Art: Jewish Collectors, Nazi Art Theft, and the Quest for Justice[43], Belvedere restituiert Munch[44], list of claims for restitution for Nazi-looted art[45]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Women Worldwide[46], Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland[47]

Why It Matters

Alma Mahler has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Alma Mahler born?

Alma Mahler's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Alma Mahler die?

Alma Mahler passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Alma Mahler's parents?

Alma Mahler's father was Emil Jakob Schindler[12]. Alma Mahler's mother was Anna Sophie Schindler[13].

Who was Alma Mahler married to?

Alma Mahler's spouses include Walter Gropius[14], Gustav Mahler[15], and Franz Werfel[16].

What did Alma Mahler do for work?

Alma Mahler worked as a composer[5], painter[6], biographer[7], model[8], and writer[9].

Related Entities

Alexander von Zemlinsky Austria Franz Werfel Gustav Mahler New York City Oskar Kokoschka Sara Errani Silver Linings Playbook United States Walter Gropius

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  10. [21] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Belvedere restituiert Munch. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Belvedere restituiert Munch. wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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