Education

Salzburg is a centre of education and home to three universities, as well as several professional colleges and gymnasiums (high schools).

Universities and higher education institutions

• University of Salzburg, a federal public university
• Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg
• Mozarteum University of Salzburg, a public music university
• Alma Mater Europaea, a private university
• Fachhochschule Salzburg, an applied sciences school

Notable citizens

Mozart's birthplace at Getreidegasse 9

• The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born and raised in Salzburg, was employed as musician at the archbishopal court from 1773 to 1781. His house of birth and residence are tourist attractions. His family is buried in a small church graveyard in the old town, and there are many monuments to "Wolferl" in the city.
• The composer Johann Michael Haydn, brother of the composer Joseph Haydn. His works were admired by Mozart and Schubert. He was also the teacher of Carl Maria von Weber and Anton Diabelli and is known for his sacred music.
• Christian Doppler, expert on acoustic theory, was born in Salzburg. He is most known for his discovery of the Doppler effect.
• Josef Mohr,s born in Salzburg. Together with Franz Gruber, he composed and wrote the text for "Silent Night". As a priest in neighbouring Oberndorf he performed the song for the first time on Christmas Eve 1818.
• King Otto of Greece was born Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria at the Palace of Mirabell, a few days before the city reverted from Bavarian to Austrian rule.
• Writer Stefan Zweig, lived in Salzburg for about 15 years, until 1934.
• Maria Von Trapp (later Maria Trapp) and her family lived in Salzburg until they fled to the United States following the Nazi takeover.
• Salzburg is the birthplace of Hans Makart, a 19th-century Austrian painter-decorator and national celebrity. Makartplatz (Makart Square) is named in his honour.
• Writer Thomas Bernhard, raised in Salzburg and spent part of his life there.
• Herbert von Karajan, notable musician and conductor. He was born in Salzburg and died in 1989 in neighbouring Anif.
• Anthropologist Udo Ludwig was born here.
• Roland Ratzenberger, Formula One driver, was born in Salzburg. He died in practice for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
• Joseph Leutgeb, French horn virtuoso
• Klaus Ager, distinguished contemporary composer and Mozarteum professor, was born in Salzburg on 10 May 1946.
• Alex Jesaulenko, former Australian rules footballer for Carlton and Australian Football Hall of Fame member with "Legend" status was born in Salzburg on 2 August 1945.
• Georg Trakl, one of the most important voices in German literature and he was also born in Salzburg.
• Theodor Herzl, worked in the courts in Salzburg during the year after he earned his law degree in 1884.^[20]
• Skydiver and BASE Jumper Felix Baumgartner, who set three world records during the Red Bull Stratos project on 14 October 2012.