Click Here to Read: Czechs recognize German-speaking legacy. Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Sigmund Freud spoke German, but wasn’t German, Gustav Mahler, Sigmund Freud and Rainer Maria Rilke may have spoken German, but were born in what is now the Czech Republic. The Czechs haven’t viewed them as fellow countrymen – until recently, by Rob Cameron on the DW-World.DE Website on Augsut 9, 2010.