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Norbert Cohen

Born: 11-07-1914
Faculty: Philosophical School
Category: Expelled student
Norbert COHEN, born on November 7th, 1914 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Siegfried Cohen (bank official), lived in Vienna 2nd district, Freilagergasse 1, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 5th and last year of his studies and took courses in pharmaceutics and chemistry. In 1938 he was forced to quit his studies and to leave the University of Vienna for racist reason after the takeover of power of National-Socialism - but he succeeded in finishing his studies on July 21st, 1938, but only with the discriminating ceremony of a "Nichtariersponsion" which included at the same time that he was banned from his profession.


Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 372; Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938.


Herbert Posch


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

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