Georg von Trapp

Georg Ritter von Trapp
Georg Ritter von Trapp
Born	Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp; 4 April 1880; Zara, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary (Zadar, Croatia)
Died	30 May 1947 (aged 67); Stowe, Vermont, United States
Nationality	Austrian; Italian
Spouses	Agathe Whitehead; (m. 1911; her death 1922); Maria Augusta Kutschera; (m. 1927);
Children	Rupert von Trapp; Agathe von Trapp; Maria Franziska von Trapp; Werner von Trapp; Hedwig von Trapp; Johanna von Trapp; Martina von Trapp; Rosmarie von Trapp; Eleonore von Trapp; Johannes von Trapp;
Allegiance	Austro-Hungarian Empire (to 1918)
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Navy
Years of service	1898–1918
Rank	Corvette Captain (Lieutenant-Commander)
Commands held	SM U-6 (July 1910 – July 1913); Torpedo Boat 52 (1913–1914); SM U-5 (April–October 1915); SM U-14 (captured French submarine Curie) (October 1915 – May 1918); Submarine base commander at Cattaro (May–November 1918)
Battles/wars	Wars: Boxer Rebellion; World War I;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa (1924)

Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp[1][2] (4 April 1880 – 30 May 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian naval officer. He was the father of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the musical play and movie The Sound of Music.[3]

References

"Georg's Naval Career". Georg & Agathe Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militärhistorisches Institut (Hrsg.): Das Heeresgeschichtliche Museum im Wiener Arsenal. Verlag Militaria, Wien 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6, S. 164
"Tribute to Baron von Trapp Joined by Country He Fled". The New York Times. 14 July 1997. Retrieved 8 January 2011. The ceremonies ended today in a morning Mass, at which the cadets stood watch during a performance of Franz Schubert's Deutsche Messe, then laid a wreath at the grave of Baron and Baroness von Trapp, who were portrayed by Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews in the film The Sound of Music (1965). The six surviving children are Eleonore Campbell, and Rosmarie, Maria F., Werner, Johannes, and Agathe von Trapp, all of whom live in the United States.

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[Naval_career-1] "Georg's Naval Career". Georg & Agathe Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[2] Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militärhistorisches Institut (Hrsg.): Das Heeresgeschichtliche Museum im Wiener Arsenal. Verlag Militaria, Wien 2016, ISBN 978-3-902551-69-6, S. 164

[tribute-3] "Tribute to Baron von Trapp Joined by Country He Fled". The New York Times. 14 July 1997. Retrieved 8 January 2011. The ceremonies ended today in a morning Mass, at which the cadets stood watch during a performance of Franz Schubert's Deutsche Messe, then laid a wreath at the grave of Baron and Baroness von Trapp, who were portrayed by Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews in the film The Sound of Music (1965). The six surviving children are Eleonore Campbell, and Rosmarie, Maria F., Werner, Johannes, and Agathe von Trapp, all of whom live in the United States.