| Notable citizens of Salzburg |
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| Mozart's birthplace at Getreidegasse 9 The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was |
| born and raised in Salzburg and worked for the archbishops from 1769 to 1781. |
| His house of birth and residence are tourist attractions. His family is buried |
| in a small church graveyard in the old town, and there are many monuments to |
| "Wolferl" in the city. The composer Johann Michael Haydn, brother of the |
| composer Joseph Haydn. His works were admired by Mozart and Schubert. He was |
| also the teacher of Carl Maria von Weber and Anton Diabelli and is known for his |
| sacred music. Christian Doppler, an expert on acoustic theory, was born in |
| Salzburg. He is most known for his discovery of the Doppler effect. Josef Mohr |
| was born in Salzburg. Together with Franz Gruber, he composed and wrote the text |
| for "Silent Night". As a priest in neighbouring Oberndorf he performed the song |
| for the first time in 1818. King Otto of Greece was born Prince Otto Friedrich |
| Ludwig of Bavaria at the Palace of Mirabell, a few days before the city reverted |
| from Bavarian to Austrian rule. Noted writer Stefan Zweig lived in Salzburg for |
| about 15 years, until 1934. Maria Von Trapp (later Maria Trapp) and her family |
| lived in Salzburg until they fled to the United States following the Nazi |
| takeover. |
| Salzburg is the birthplace of Hans Makart, a 19th-century Austrian |
| painter-decorator and national celebrity. Makartplatz (Makart Square) is named |
| in his honour. Writer Thomas Bernhard was raised in Salzburg and spent part of |
| his life there. Herbert von Karajan was a notable musician and conductor. He was |
| born in Salzburg and died in 1989 in neighbouring Anif. Anthropologist Udo Ludwig |
| was born here. Roland Ratzenberger, Formula One driver, was born in Salzburg. |
| He died in practice for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Joseph Leutgeb, French |
| horn virtuoso Klaus Ager, the distinguished contemporary composer and Mozarteum |
| professor, was born in Salzburg on 10 May 1946. Alex Jesaulenko, Australian |
| rules footballer and AFL Hall of Fame player with "Legend" status was born in |
| Salzburg on 2 August 1945. Georg Trakl is one of the most important voices in |
| German literature and he was also born in Salzburg. Theodor Herzl worked in the |
| courts in Salzburg during the year after he earned his law degree in 1884.[6] |
