Chronology
1862
Born in Vienna on May 15
1879
Begins medical studies at the University of Vienna
1885
Receives his doctorate of medicine; becomes acquainted with Sigmund Freud
1888
Publishes his first collection of one-act plays entitled Anatol
1890
Becomes a member of the group Jung Wien together with fellow writers such as Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Karl Kraus, and Hermann Bahr
1893
Opens his own practice and starts writing more seriously
1897
Publishes Reigen which is censored and banned from the stage
1900
Publishes Leutnant Gustl which will lead to his expulsion from the Austrian military in 1901
1903
Marries Olga Gussmann
1921
Public performance of Reigen turns into a scandal, Schnitzler bans further performances until after his death, divorces his wife
1923
First president of the Austrian PEN-club
1930
His daughter commits suicide
1931
Dies of brain hemorrhage in Vienna on October 21