Innere Stadt in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)

Dietrich von Hildebrand

Dietrich Hildebrand Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017

1. Dietrich Hildebrand Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In diesem
Haus
lebte von
1935 bis 1938
der
Philosoph

Dietrich v. Hildebrand
1889 - 1977

Seine Liebe
zur Wahrheit
führte ihn
in die katholischen Kirche
und in
einen kompromisslosen Kampf
gegen den Nationalsozialismus.

(English translation:)

In this house during the years 1935-1938 lived the philosopher, Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977). His love of the truth lead him to the Catholic Church and into an uncompromising battle against National Socialism (i.e., the Nazis).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is October 12, 1889.

Location. 48° 12.496′ N, 16° 22.111′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Innere Stadt. Marker is on Habsburgergasse just south of Grabenstrasse, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Habsburgergasse 5, Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Johann Nestroy (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederic Chopin

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Josef Sonnleithner (about 90 meters away); Adolf Frankl (about 90 meters away); Joseph Haydn (about 120 meters away); Peter Altenberg (about 120 meters away); Conradin Kreutzer (about 120 meters away); St. Michael's Church Women's World War I Memorial (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.

Also see . . . Dietrich von Hildebrand (Wikipedia). "Dietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand (12 October 1889 – 26 January 1977) was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian....Hildebrand was called 'the twentieth-century Doctor of the Church' by Pope Pius XII. Pope John Paul II also greatly admired the work of Hildebrand, remarking once to his widow, Alice von Hildebrand, 'Your husband is one of the great ethicists of the twentieth century.'...When Hitler came to power in 1933 Hildebrand, a vocal opponent of Hitler and Nazism, fled Germany, going first to Italy, and then to Vienna. There, with the support of the Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss, he founded and edited an anti-Nazi weekly paper,

Dietrich von Hildebrand Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017

2. Dietrich von Hildebrand Marker - wide view

Der Christliche Ständestaat ('The Christian Corporative State'). For this, he was sentenced to death in absentia by the Nazis....Hildebrand was once again forced to flee when Hitler annexed Austria in 1938...." (Submitted on August 13, 2018.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.