A social, cultural and political hub for Austrian exiles from the Nazis. The Centre housed a library, restaurant, theatre, political cabaret, concert venue and functioned as a publisher. It also offered advisory services and served as a meeting place for thousands of refugees from Austria. Its first president was Sigmund Freud.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Austrian Centre
The plaque was unveiled by the Austrian Ambassador, Dr. Martin Eichtinger.
Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hortense de Beauharnais, he was known as Louis Napoleon. He grew up in Switzerland and Germany, but due to involvement in r...
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In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
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