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Wilhelm Kienzl

Austrian composer (1857–1941)

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Born
January 17, 1857
Died
October 3, 1941
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1857

About Wilhelm Kienzl

Wilhelm Kienzl was an Austrian composer. Wilhelm Kienzl was born on January 17, 1857 and died on October 3, 1941. While Kienzl was at Prague, Krejčí took him to the Bayreuth Festival to hear the first performance of Wagner's Ring Cycle. It made a lasting impression on Kienzl, so much so that he founded the "Graz Richard Wagner Association" (now the "Austrian Richard Wagner Company, Graz Office") with Hausegger and with Friedrich Hofmann.

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The world when Wilhelm Kienzl was born

Wilhelm Kienzl was born in 1857. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineDred Scott decision — Supreme Court denies Black citizenship
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger elevator installed (NYC)
  • World population~1.37B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population27.8M

1857 versus 2026

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Measure18572026
Population27.8M341 million

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