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SUMMARY:Unknown Quantity: The Backstory to Count Felix Schaffgotsche and th
 e Making of a Biography
DESCRIPTION:Michael Huey’s biography of Count Felix Schaffgotsche was pub
 lished in Vienna in early 2026 in English\, by Album Verlag. At over 1\,000
  pages\, Unpredictable Weather\, the first full-length account of the life 
 of Schaffgotsche\, is the product of five years of research and writing: re
 search in the privately-held Witt-Dörring and Schaffgotsche family archive
  near Vienna\, but also in Austrian and German State Archives\, as well as 
 family archives accessible to the public in Donaueschingen\, the Czech Repu
 blic\, and the United States.\\n\\nAs is generally known\, Schaffgotsche (d
 ubbed ‘Wetti’ within his family) is an integral part of the story of Su
 n Valley. While his work for and with Averell Harriman in the 1930s stands 
 out as Wetti's biggest career success\, his time in Sun Valley nevertheless
  represents but a short stretch of his own brief existence: until now histo
 ries of Sun Valley that touch upon his life have lacked the context of his 
 family background\, his upbringing\, his other work experience\, his politi
 cs\, his ambitions\, his friendships and networks\, and his personal world 
 and sexuality. Born in the Upper Austrian town of Enns in 1904\, Wetti live
 d through four distinctly different political regimes that served as backdr
 op to his life’s story\; with each came a new imperative to re-examine an
 d radically restructure his family’s financial underpinnings\, as well as
  the need to position himself politically for or against. Aside from his ho
 metown Altmünster\, he lived variously in Vienna\, Donaueschingen\, Rotter
 dam\, Amsterdam\, London\, New York\, and Sun Valley\, and was en route fro
 m Moscow to Manchuria when his fortunes took a swift turn in his 37th year.
 \\n\\nHuey’s talk will focus on the challenges and complexities of findin
 g and working with the materials necessary to write Wetti’s intricate bio
 graphy and about the parts of his life that have\, until now\, remained in 
 the shadows.\\n\\nRegistration recommended to attend in person. The Communi
 ty Library has a copy of Unpredictable Weather in the collection\, and Mich
 ael Huey will bring some copies for sale the night of the talk.
URL:https://visitsunvalley.com/events/unknown-quantity-the-backstory-to-cou
 nt-felix-schaffgotsche-and-the-making-of-a-biography/
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