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Born November 20, 1850
Died October 1, 1923 (aged 72) • Vienna
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Saint Joachim
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Wolfgang Linger
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Heinrich Harrer
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Maria Augusta Kutschera von Trapp
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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