Editing Robert Musil (section)

==Timeline==
*1880 November 6, Robert Musil born in Klagenfurt. Mother Hermine, father engineer Alfred Musil.
*1881–1882 The Musils move to Chomutov in Bohemia.
*1882–1891 The Musils move to [[Steyr]] (Austria). Robert attends the elementary school and the first grade of the [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]].
*1891–1892 Move to Brno. Attends the ''[[Realschule]]''.
*1892–1894 Attends the military boarding school in Eisenstadt.
*1894–1897 Attends the military ''Militär-Oberrealschule'' in [[Hranice (Přerov District)|Hranice]] (present-day in the Czech Republic) during his working with artillery Musil discovers his interest in technique.
*1897 Attends the ''{{Interlanguage link|Technische Militärakademie|de|3=k.u.k. Technische Militärakademie}}'' in Vienna.
*1898–1901 Quit officer training and starts studies at the Technical University in Brno. His father had been a professor there since 1890. First literary attempt and first diary notations.
*1901 doctoral examinations.
*1901–1902 Musil enlists in the infantry regiment of Freiherr von Hess Nr. 49 in Brno.
*1902–1903 Move to Stuttgart to work at the university. Works on his first novel, ''Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless''
*1903–1908 Takes up studies in philosophy; his majors are "logic and experimental psychology".
*1905 In his diaries he makes the first notes that develop into ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften''.
*1906 ''Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Torless'' is published. Developed an apparatus to research colour experience in people.
*1908 ''Beiträge zur Beurteilung der Lehren Machs'' is the title of his doctoral thesis. Declines an offer to upgrade his last military rank to an equal civilian rank in favour of writing.
*1908–1910 Works in Berlin as an editor for the magazine ''Pan'' and on his ''Vereinigungen'' and ''Die Schwärmer''.
*1911–1914 Librarian at the Technical University of Vienna.
*1911 on 15 April Musil marries Martha Marcovaldi. ''Vereinigungen'' is published.
*1912–1914 Editor for several literary magazines, including ''[[Neue Rundschau]]''.
*1914–1918 During World War I, Musil is officer at the Italian front. Decorated several times.
*1916–1917 July–April: publishes the "Soldaten-Zeitung".
*1917 On 22 October, Alfred Musil was hereditary ennobled as ''Alfred [[Edler]] von Musil'', making Robert Musil also a member of the nobility until it was abolished less than two years later.<ref name="since October 22, 1917">He was baptized ''Robert Mathias Musil'' and his name was officially ''Robert Mathias Edler von Musil'' from 22 October 1917, when his father received a hereditary title of nobility [[Edler]], until 3 April 1919, when the use of noble titles was [[Austrian nobility#Abolition of nobility in 1919|forbidden in Austria]].</ref>
*1918 Takes up writing again.
*1919–1920 Works for the Information Service of the Austrian foreign department in Vienna.
*1920 April–June: lives in Berlin. Meets Ernst Rowohlt, who will become his publisher in 1923.
*1920–1922 Adviser for army matters in Vienna.
*1921–1931 Works as theatre critic, essayist, and writer in Vienna. Works on ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften''.
*1921 The play ''Die Schwärmer'' is published.
*1923–1929 Is vice-president of ''Schutzverband deutscher Schriftsteller in Österreich''. Meets [[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]], who is president of the foundation.
*1923 Awarded the [[Kleist Prize]] for ''Die Schwärmer''. On 4 December ''Vinzenz und die Freundin bedeutender Männer'' is premièred in Berlin.
*1924 on 24 January his mother died and on 1 October his father died. Awarded the art prize of the city of Vienna. ''Drei Frauen'' is published.
*1927 Delivers a speech following the death the previous year of [[Rainer Maria Rilke]] in Berlin.
*1929 4 April première of ''Die Schwärmer''. Over Musil's objections, the play is shortened and, according to him, incomprehensible. In the autumn awarded the [[Gerhart Hauptmann]] award.
*1930 The first two parts of ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften'' are published. In spite of critical support, Musil's financial situation is precarious.
*1931–1933 Lives and works in Berlin.
*1932 Foundation of a ''Musil-Gesellschaft'' by Kurt Glaser in Berlin. The foundation aims to provide Musil with the means necessary to continue working on his novel. At the end of the year the third part of ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften'' is published.
*1933 in May Musil leaves Berlin with his wife, Martha. Via [[Karlovy Vary]] and [[Potštejn]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] they reach Vienna.
*1934–1938 After the dismantling of the Berlin ''Musil-Gesellschaft'', a new one is founded in Vienna.
*1935 Lecture for the Internationalen Schriftstellerkongress für die Verteidigung der Kultur in Paris.
*1936 Publishes his collection of thoughts, observations, and stories ''Nachlass zu Lebzeiten''. Suffers a stroke.
*1937 on 11 March invited by the Werkbund lecture "On stupidity" in Vienna
*1938 Via northern Italy Musil and his wife flee to [[Zürich]]. Two days after their arrival, on 4 September, they have tea at Thomas Mann's home in Küsnacht.
*1939 In July moves to Geneva. Musil continues to work on his novel and grows lonelier with exile. Thanks to the Zürich vicar Robert Lejeune, Musil receives some financial support, including from the American couple, Henry Hall and Barbara Church. In Germany and Austria ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften'' and ''Nachlaß zu Lebzeiten'' are banned. All his works are banned in 1941.
*1942 April 15, Musil dies in [[Geneva]].
*1943 Martha Musil publishes the unfinished remains of ''Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften''.
*1952–1957 [[Adolf Frisé]] publishes the complete works of Robert Musil at Rowohlt.