Karl (Charles T.) Weininger (Winant)

Born:	03-16-1918
Faculty:	Law School
Category:	Expelled student

Karl WEININGER [later: Charles T. WINANT], born on March 16^th, 1918 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Hanns Weininger (merchant) and Grete Weininger, PhD (née Kulka), lived in Vienna's 6^th district, Millergasse 40. He had graduated from high school ("Realgymnasium Wien 8") in summer 1936 and strted to study law in fall term 1936/37. He was enrolled finally in fall term 1937/38 at the Law School in the 2^nd year of his studies. 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. He was able to flee from Vienna via Prague/Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic], where he obtained a visa for the USA on January 9^th, 1939, to Southhampton/England, and from there on March 24^th, 1939, he continued with the SS Manhattan to the USA, arriving in New York on March 30^th, 1939. After a few odd jobs, he was able to resume his studies at the University of Minneapolis. On February 20^th, 1943, he married Deborah Haagens (b. 1919), who had emigrated from Amsterdam, in Alexandria, Virginia - they had two children: Howard and Terry. On December 20^th, 1944, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen and changed his name to Charles T. Winant. He died on June 5^th, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") IUR 1936-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 496; www.genteam.at; www.ancestry.de.

Herbert Posch