General Info | TEI
| Name | Gunther, John |
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| ID | 520 |
| Gender | male |
| Lifespan | 1901-08-30 - 1970-05-29 |
| Professions | writer (Q36180), journalist (Q1930187), novelist (Q6625963), foreign correspondent (Q18190897), popular historian (Q51531016), foreign correspondent, American |
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| Uri(s) |
http://https://ica.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/apis/api2/entity/520/ |
| Notes | During his time as a foreign correspondent in Vienna, Gunther frequently met with other journalists at Café Louvre. He also convened regular luncheons for selected guests at Rathauskeller, among them Vice-Chancellor Dr. Schober ((Zacharasiewicz, Transatlantic Networks, 120). "That he cultivated personal ties, establishing a remarkable network, is apparent in his correspondence: Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, and H. G. Wells with his mistress Baroness Moura Budberg, were among Gunther’s visitors and guests in Vienna, and so was the prominent American journalist Frederick Kuh" (Zacharasiewicz, Transatlantic Networks, p.124) |
| References | cf. Zacharasiewicz, Transatlantic Networks, Ch. 6: "Networks of Anglophone Foreign Correspondents in Vienna and in Central Europe in the Early 1930s" Cuthbertson, Ken . Inside: The Biography of John Gunther. Chicago: Bonus Books, 1992. John Gunther’s voluminous estate is archived at the Special Collections of the Regenstein Library of the University of Chicago. |
Relations
Event
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-12 | 1933-01 | related >> participated in >> was guest at | Thompson's and Lewis's Christmas Party |
| 1930 | 1935 | related >> participated in >> had | regular encounters with politicians and cultural pundits in Vienna |
| — | — | related >> participated in >> hosted | John Gunther's regular luncheons at Rathauskeller for selected guests |
| 1934 | — | related >> witnessed >> reported on | Austrian Civil War |
Institution
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | — | was head of | Chicago Daily News, London office |
| — | — | related | Radio Austria AG |
| — | — | wrote articles for | The Atlantic |
| — | — | regularly visited | Café Imperial |
| 1930 | 1935 | regularly visited | Rathauskeller Vienna |
| 1930 | 1935 | regularly visited | Central Telegraph Office Vienna |
| — | — | was president of | Anglo-American Press Association |
| — | — | visited | the Stammtisch of foreign correspondents at the Café Louvre |
| — | — | wrote for | Arbeiterzeitung (Wien) |
| — | — | wrote articles for | The New Republic |
Person
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | related >> friendship with | Sheean, James Vincent |
| — | — | related >> friendship with >> close friendship with | Shirer, William Lawrence |
| 1927 | 1944 | related >> in a relationship with >> married to | Gunther, Frances |
| 1948 | — | related >> in a relationship with >> married to | Vandercook, Jane Perry |
| — | — | related >> friendship with | Thompson, Dorothy |
| 1930 | 1970 | related >> friendship with | Fodor, Marcel |
| — | — | related >> acquainted with | Gedye, George Eric Rowe |
| — | — | related >> acquainted with >> had contacts with >> mentee of | Fodor, Marcel |
| — | — | related >> friendship with >> close friendship with | Burnett, Whit |
| — | — | related >> acquainted with | Pollak, Oscar |
Place
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Place |
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| 1901-08-30 | — | related >> born in | Chicago, IL |
| 1970-05-29 | — | related >> died in | New York, NY |
| 1930-06 | 1935 | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work | Vienna |
| 1935 | — | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work | London |
| 1931 | 1933 | related >> lived at | Dollinergasse 5, 1190 Vienna |
| 1933-10 | 1935 | related >> lived at | Neulinggasse 38, 1030 Vienna |
| 1936-09 | 1936-09 | related >> visited | Vienna |
| 1930-06 | 1930 | related >> lived at | Hotel de France |
| 1933 | 1933 | related >> stayed in | Trattnerhof 2, 1010 Vienna |
| 1922 | 1930 | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work >> worked as journalist in | Paris |
Work
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Work |
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| 1964 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | The Lost City |
| 1936 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Inside Europe |
| 1927 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Red Pavilion |
| — | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Eden for One |
| — | — | related >> wrote >> author of | The Golden Fleece |
| — | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Report on the Austrian Civil War 1934 |
| — | — | related >> appears/appeared in >> as fictionalized character | The Lost City |
Label
| Label | Start | End | Label type | ISO Code |
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| Mason Jarrett | — | — | fictional character | deu |
