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Josef Strauss (20 August 1827 – 22 July 1870) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Mariahilf (now Vienna ), the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss .
Franz Josef Strauss (German: Strauß [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of the state of ...
Dorfschwalben aus Österreich (Village Swallows from Austria), Op. 164, is a Viennese waltz composed by Josef Strauss in 1864 or 1865. [1] It was inspired by August Silberstein's novel Dorfschwalben aus Österreich. It was premiered at the Volksgarten, Vienna, on September 6, 1864 (1865?). The polka-mazurka "Frauenherz" was premiered at the ...
"Franz-Josef Strauss was still around," he says, referring to the firebrand Bavarian politician who was an icon of arch-conservative Cold War anti-communism. "I'm old now, but I don't want Germany ...
Josef Strauss and his wife Caroline visited Traunstein and lake Traunsee in 1866. At that time, Josef saw dragonflies flying on the water surface. Inspired by this experience, he composed the polka-mazurka Die Libelle.
Johann Strauss I, 1835 lithograph by Josef Kriehuber. Johann Baptist Strauss I (German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849), also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father (German: Johann Strauß Vater), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period.
The "Feuerfest!" (German for 'fireproof') polka was composed by Josef Strauss as a commission by the Wertheim company. Franz von Wertheim [] 's company produced safes that were marketed as fireproof and Wertheim was known to demonstrate that particular claim by placing his safes in bonfires.
Joseph Strauss may refer to: Josef Strauss (1827–1870), composer; Joseph Strauss (admiral) (1861–1948), officer of the United States Navy USS Joseph Strauss, A U.S. Navy ship named for the admiral; Joseph Strauss (engineer) (1870–1938), chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge; Joe Strauss (1858–1906), baseball player