Actor · Conductor
Born Aug 28, 1894 · Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Active 1944–1981 · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Ring of Honour of the Austrian state Styria, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Berliner Kunstpreis, Berufstitel Professor, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August 1894 – 14 August 1981) was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Wagner, and Richard Strauss. Karl Böhm was born in Graz.