Dillinger, Paula |
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BORN 9 Apr 1886, Wien - DIED 18 Dec 1905, Wien CAUSE OF DEATH pneumonia GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Evangelischer Pfarrfriedhof Simmering, 11., Simmeringer Hauptstraße 242 (Gruft, Nummer 7 (Ehrengrab)) |
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Daughter of the author and art collector Andreas Dillinger and his wife Auguste, who was a singer at the Court Opera in Vienna. From an early age she was a harp virtuoso. At the Conservatory she studied piano under Ernst Ludwig from 1899 to 1902. From 1901 to 1905 she studied harp under Alfred Zamara. In March 1905 she gave a successful performance at a concert organised by the Conservatory. An art trip to Paris and London was planned, but she died from pneunomia before it started. She was aged only nineteen. |
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 The grave of Paula Dillinger at the Evangelischer Friedhof Simmering, Vienna. Picture by Androom (23 Aug 2009) |
Sources • Dillinger, Familie  Auguste |
