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Egon Riss

Born: 08-18-1917
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Egon RISS, born on August 18th, 1917 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Josef Riss (merchant), lived in Vienna's 5th district, Brandmayergasse 21, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 3rd year of his studies (fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 18th, 1938). In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he was forced to quit his studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna (leaving certificate ("Abgangszeugnis") was issued on May 10th, 1938).


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 458.


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Egon Riss, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Egon Riss, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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