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Georg Altmann

Born: 03-09-1918
Faculty: Philosophical School
Category: Expelled student
Georg ALTMANN, born on March 9th, 1918 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Hugo Altmann (merchant), lived in Wienna's 2nd district, Taborstrasse 20A, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 2nd year of his studies and took courses in Mathematics and Physics (in the spring term 1938 he could continue his studies in the context of the Numerus clausus for Jewish Students until the end of the term). After the takeover of power of National-Socialism in March 1938 he was forced to quit his studies for racist reason without a chance to graduate. He requested to continue his studies in the context of the 2% Numerus Clausus of Jewish Students, was first allowed to continue for about two months, but finally had to leave the University of Vienna.


Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 355.


Herbert Posch


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

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

Nationale of Georg Altmann, spring termn 1938 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Georg Altmann, spring termn 1938 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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