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Karl Heinrich Steinitz

Born: 03-13-1916
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Karl Heinrich STEINITZ, born on March 13th, 1916 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Dr. jur. Heinrich Steinitz (lawyer, 1879-1942), lived in Vienna's 13th district, St. Veitgasse 7, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Medical School in the 1st year of his medical studies (spring term 1938 was validated on February 13th, 1939, Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on February 13th, 1939). In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he was forced to quit his studies for racist (and political) reason and to leave the University of Vienna.

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Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 09/2020; Christina PAL, Heinrich Steinitz - Anwalt und Poet. Eine Biographie, Wien 2006; SAUER/REITER-ZATLOUKAL 2010www.hietzing.at; letter to Christina Pal 2002, p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4.


Herbert Posch


Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form front), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form back), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, spring term 1938 (1st form front), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, spring term 1938 (1st form back), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, spring term 1938 (2nd form front), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna

Karl Heinrich Steinitz, enrollment form medical school, spring term 1938 (2nd form back), photo: Herbert Posch), © Archive of the University of Vienna
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