| Born: | 03-27-1901 |
| Faculty: | Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: | Expelled teacher |
Friedrich RAPPAPORT, born on March 27th, 1891 (or 1901) in Stanislau, Galicia/Austro-Hungarian Empire [later: Stanisławów/Poland, today: Iwano-Frankiwsk|Івано-Франківськ/Ukraine] and lived in Vienna's 18th district, Gentzgasse 19 since 1932. He had studied chemistry and physics 1919-1923 and graduated on November 8th, 1923 at the University of Vienna ("Dr. phil."). Title of his dissertation in chemistry was "Beitraege zur Kenntnis der Beziehungen zwischen Atomgruppierung und spezifischer Affinitaet". From 1928 until spring term 1938 he was assistent professor ("Assistent") at the Medical School, at the Institute for general and experimental Pathology (head: Prof. Dr. Julius Rothberger) in Vienna's 9th district, Kinderspitalgasse 15.
In the end of May 1938 he was dismissed (letter of the dean of the medical school from May 27th, 1938). He had to flee from Austria after the "Anschluss" on August 7th, 1938 and he could emigrate to Palestine [Israel] together with his wife Dr. Dora Rappaport, nee Ziffer (born January 9th, 1901). They lived in Tel Aviv since September 1938. In Israel he was head of the bacteriological Dept. of the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. He was author of "Mikrochemie des Blutes" (Vienna/Leipzig 1935, with a preface of Prof. Fritz Silberstein and "Rapid microchemical methods for blood and CSF examinations" (1949).
He deceased on July 17th, 1959 in Israel.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna, PHIL Rigorosenakt 5722, Rectorate GZ 680 ex 1937/38, PERSONALSTAND 1937/38; VORLESUNGSVERZEICHNIS 1937/38; Austrian State Archives OeStA/AdR/06-Finances/Hilfsfonds; FEIKES 1999; BLUMESBERGER 2002, 1093; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 06/2016.
Herbert Posch
