Eugen Billig
| Born: |
04-20-1903 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Dr. Eugen BILLIG, born on April 20th, 1903 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), lived in Wien 18, Währinger Gürtel 131/9. He had already finished his studies in musicology at the Philosophical School of the University in Vienna with the doctoral theses "
Zur Geschichte der Klavier-Programmusik" in 1931 and earned a "Dr. pil.".
He was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 3rd year of his studies (Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on December 15th, 1938, fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 8th, 1938).
Eugen Billig was able to flee from Austria and died on April 5th, 1960 in Rotterdam/Netherlands at the age of 56 years.
Lit.: Dutch Cemeteries; Lexikon der Juden in der Musik, 1940, 33; PHIL Dissertationsverzeichnis Universität Wien 1872-1933, Bd. 1, 109.
Herbert Posch
