Manon Gropius

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Manon Gropius was the daughter of composer and socialite Alma Mahler who became a muse for several artists, most notably inspiring Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto after her early death.

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Manon Gropius canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
muse
associatedWith Alban Berg
Alma Mahler
Franz Werfel
Second Viennese School
Viennese artistic circles
Walter Gropius
burialPlace Grinzing Cemetery
causeOfDeath poliomyelitis
citizenship Austria
countryOfBirth Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
dateOfBirth 1916-10-05
dateOfDeath 1935-04-22
describedAs angelic
ethereal
educatedAt schools in Vienna
era interwar period
familyName Gropius
father Walter Gropius
givenName Manon
hasHeritage Austrian
German
inPopularCulture subject of dedications and memoirs in Alma Mahler’s circle
inspired Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto
memorial essays by Alma Mahler
poems by Rainer Maria Rilke (dedications and associations via Alma’s circle)
writings and reminiscences by Franz Werfel
inspiredWork Violin Concerto
surface form: Violin Concerto (Alban Berg)
languageSpoken German
mother Alma Mahler
notableEvent contracted polio in 1934–1935
death at age 18
notableFor being a muse to several artists
occupation student
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Vienna
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Vienna
sexOrGender female
sibling Maria Anna Mahler
surface form: Anna Mahler

Franz Werfel
surface form: Gustav Franz Maria Werfel

Maria Anna Mahler
surface form: Maria Mahler

Martin Gropius
surface form: Martin Carl Johannes Gropius
stepfather Franz Werfel

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alma Mahler child Manon Gropius
Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler child Manon Gropius