Austria

Bieler, Ludwig Josef Georg (1906–81), Hiberno-Latin scholar, was born 20 October 1906 in Vienna, Austria, first child of Ludwig Bieler and Antonie Bieler (née Bäder), and educated at the Landstrasser Gymnasium, Vienna, where he obtained his Matura (leaving certificate) in…

Brady, Thomas (1752–1827), Baron von Brady , Feldzeugmeister (general of artillery) in the Austrian army, was born in Cootehill, Co. Cavan. Destined for the church, he was sent to Vienna to study theology. Here he attracted the attention of the empress Maria Theresa, who…

Coloman (Colmán) (d. 1012), an Irish pilgrim to the Holy Land, was mistaken for a spy because of his strange appearance, and was taken captive, tortured, and hanged at Stockerau, near Vienna, Austria, on 16 July 1012. Later tradition has it that he was the son of…

O'Connell, Moritz (‘Murty’) (1738–1830), general in the Austrian service and court chamberlain, was the third son of Maurice O'Connell of Tarmons, Co. Kerry, and his wife Mary, daughter of O'Sullivan Beare of Berehaven, Co. Cork. He was a kinsman of…

O'Daly, Donagh Cherubim (c.1600–1664), Servite priest in Bohemia and Austria, was born in Co. Cork. Educated on the continent as a young boy, he was sent to Cologne in late 1611 by Peter Lombard (qv), his guardian in Rome, to…

O'Reilly, Andrew (1742–1832), general in the Austrian army, was born 3 August 1742 at Ballinlough, Co. Westmeath, youngest among three sons of James O'Reilly, Roman catholic farmer, and Barbara O'Reilly (née Nugent). In 1763 he joined the Imperial army with his brother, James, and…

O’Rourke, Owen (1660–1743), soldier, courtier and diplomatic agent, was born in Carha (Glencar), Co. Leitrim, the son of Con Óg O’Rourke and Dorothy O’Connor. He appears to have spent the first three decades of his life in Ireland although very little is known about these formative…

Rosen, Albert (1924–97), orchestra conductor, was born 14 February 1924 in Vienna, Austria, second child and only son of Dr Ludwig Rosen, an Austrian lawyer, and Teresia Rosen (née Ruzickova), of Czech ethnicity. The household was not especially musical, and Rosen's talents were…

Schrödinger, Erwin (1887–1961), physicist, was born 12 August 1887 in Vienna, Austria, the only child of Rudolf Schrödinger, prosperous owner of a linoleum and oilcloth business, and the bilingual Georgine Emilia Brenda, daughter of Alexander Bauer, professor of chemistry, and his…

Wadding, Peter (1583–1644), Jesuit priest, theologian, and chancellor of the University of Prague (1629–41), was born in July 1583 in Waterford, son of Thomas Wadding and Mary Wadding (née Walsh). On entering the Society of Jesus in 1601 he recorded that both of his parents were…