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Leopold Elsner

Born:	05-05-1917
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Leopold ELSNER, born on May 5^th, 1917 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Friedrich Elsner (civil servant) and Jeny Elsner, née Hauser, lived in Vienna's 13^th district, Weiglgasse 21/9, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 1^st year of his studies and took courses in Chemistry and Physics. In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he she was forced to quit his her studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna. Leopold Elsner was deported and died in Concentration and extermination camp Buchenwald, Germany, on February 14^th, 1941.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 379; DOEW 2001; Yad Vashem | Shoah Victims' Names.

Herbert Posch

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

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

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (3rd form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (3rd form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (4th form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Leopold Elsner, fall term 1937/38 (4th form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

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