Egon Fischer
| Born: |
04-04-1911 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Egon FISCHER, born on April 4
th, 1911, in Eggenberg/Lower Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Eggenberg/Lower Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Heinrich Fischer (trader of leather goods, Eggenberg), lived in Vienna 9
th district, Muellnergasse 6/32. After he had graduated from high school (Bundes-Realgymnasium in Horn/Lower Austria) in 1932, he began to study at the Medical School of the University of Vienna in fall term 1932/33. He was finally enrolled in spring term 1937 in the 5
th and last year of his studies ("Absolutorium" was certified on July 18
th, 1938).
Fischer wasn't enrolled at the Medical School any more in 1938, but was preparing for the final examinations ("Rigorosen"). He could finally finish his studies and graduated on July 21
st, 1938, but only with the discriminating ceremony of a 'Nichtarierpromotion', which included at the same time that he was banned from his profession.
He was only allowed to work as a "Krankenbehandler" for Jews in Vienna in September 1938 and worked in the nursing home of the Vienna Jewish Community. On April 2nd, 1939, he managed to escape from Austria and emigrate via Liverpool to the United States, where he arrived on April 18th, 1939 in New York. He initially had to work as a factory worker in the Lample Knit Wear Comp. in Cleveland, Ohio before he managed to work medically. He then worked in a tuberculosis hospital at Mc. Comelsville, Ohio: Rocky Glen Sauat before he reached the State Board for New York in 1942. He was naturalized in 1945 (and chenged his name to "Fisher") and then worked as a general practitioner in Auburn, NY until the late 1970s and retired from Longboat Key, Sarasota, Florida.
Egon Fisher, M.D. deseased on January 12
th, 2004 in the USA.
Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1939, MED graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") M 33.13; Austrian State Archive/Archive of the Republic/06-Finances/New Relief Fund 40267 and II 30756; POSCH 2009, 370; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 07/2019; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022 .
Katharina Kniefacz, Herbert Posch
