Marooned in Vienna, Olga Taussky found no job. But Hahn and Menger decided to do something about it. They organized a series of public lectures on science. The entrance fees were hefty—roughly in the same price range as opera tickets. With the proceeds, the two mathematicians were able to finance a stipend for their friend and colleague Olga Taussky.

— Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund (Page 230)