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Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (died 1929)

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Born
February 1, 1874
Died
July 15, 1929
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1874

About Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (German: [ˈhuːɡo fɔn ˈhoːfmanstaːl]; 1 February 1874 – 15 July 1929) was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist. In 1900 Hofmannsthal met the composer Richard Strauss for the first time. In 1920, Hofmannsthal, along with Max Reinhardt, founded the Salzburg Festival. Because of this realization, Hofmannsthal's idea of the role of the artist began to take shape as someone who created works that would inspire or inflame the instinct, rather than merely preserving it in a creative form.

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal timeline

  1. In 1900 Hofmannsthal met the composer Richard Strauss for the first time.
  2. In 1920, Hofmannsthal, along with Max Reinhardt, founded the Salzburg Festival.

The world when Hugo von Hofmannsthal was born

Hugo von Hofmannsthal was born in 1874. 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 headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
  • Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
  • Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
  • World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure18742026
Population41.8M341 million

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