Alfred Blättel (Blattel)
| Born: |
05-15-1916 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Alfred BLAETTEL (BLATTEL), born on May 15th, 1916 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Leon Blaettel (merchant, pensioner) and his wife Jenny Blaettel (born on September 20th, 1873 in Neutra, died on November 10th,1943 in Theresienstadt [Terezín/Czech Republic]), lived in Vienna 16th district, Ottakringer Straße 29/25. After he had graduated from high school ("Robert Hamerling-Realgymnasium") in Vienna 8th district, Albertgasse, in June 1935, he began to study medicine at the University of Vienna in fall term 1935/36. He was finally enrolled in fall term 1937/38 at the Medical School in the 3rd year of his studies (Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on February 27th, 1939, fall term 1937/38 was validated on February 12th, 1938).
Blattel was able to emigrate to Great Britain and joined the British Armed Forces focusing on electronic engineering. He fought in the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940 as well as rescuing his father out of Theresienstadt in 1942. His mother was deported from Vienna 9th district, Wasagasse 21/9, to the ghetto Theresienstadt on July 14th, 1942, where she died in 1943.
In July 1942 Alfred Blattel married Selma Feuerzeug. They had two sons, Ron (born on May 14th, 1946, now a medical doctor) and Laurence (Larry) (born on May 20th, 1952, now an electronic engineer), and lived in London.
In 1955 the family emigrated to the USA and settled in Boston Massachussetts. Alfred Blattel worked for Raytheon, where he carried out pioneering work in the advancement of technology. He designed and patented a subminiature pentode and jig, which amplified and accelerated small signals for radio communications (s.
Patent US2919128 A "Electronic tube assembly jigs", 1957/59;
"Guided Missile Tube Reliability", 1957). In 1957 he wrote an article describing the pentode for the 1957 Electronic Conference.
Alfred Blattel died of coronary thrombosis on January 13th, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts. He left behind his wife and two sons.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1935-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 363; information from his son Larry Blattel and his daughter-in-law Keriba Blattel, USA, 2014; Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DÖW): Austrian Victims of the Holocaust [Jenny Blattel].
Katharina Kniefacz
