sentences:  A present-day historian wrote about Gottfried Schenker, who died in 1901, "He was one of the great economic pioneers of the 19th century and became renowned far outside the borders of the Austro-Hungarian empire".At the turn of the century, Vienna was a metropolis in a country at the heart of Europe, where ten languages were being used actively.Starting from Vienna, the company opened up markets within and without the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.