Presentation of Viennese personalities of past centuries
Some Viennese personalities of the last centuries with illustrated biographies of each character and their genealogy. This is our third section on this theme.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
Free entrance and open to all; accompanied young children.
© Centre généalogique de Vienne et vallée du Rhône
This exhibition retraces the paths of some local Viennese personalities of past centuries in order to make them better known and to perpetuate their memory. Among the celebrities exhibited: Lucien Hussel (1889-1967), Pierre Schneyder (1733-1814), Claude Grange (1883-1971) ...
Lucien Hussel was a great builder in Vienna. A deputy mayor before and after World War II, he wanted to make Vienna a modern city, an economic city and a tourist site. His wife, a trade unionist, will also be mentioned.
Pierre Schneyder was an outstanding archaeologist and draughtsman in the eighteenth century and Claude Grange, a renowned sculptor, native of Vienna, left works throughout the hexagon. Exceptional characters.