Franz Freund

Born:	03-04-1914
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Franz FREUND, born on March 4^th, 1914 in Ebreichsdorf/Lower Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Dr. Eugen Freund (senior law official), lived in Vienna 13^th district, Trauttmansdorffgasse 38, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1938/39 at the Medical School in the 3^rd year of his studies. He was discriminated as a so called "Mischling 1. Grades" and he could continue his studies at first - valid until revoked. With a special permit of the Reichserziehungsministerium Berlin from June 19^th, 1940 he was allowed  to take the 2^nd and 3^rd final exam ("Rigorosum"), with the explicit limitation that he would nevertheless not be allowed to practice as a physician in the territories of the Third Reich. On March 21^st, 1941 he finished the 3^rd Rigorosum and asked for permission to graduate to get the academic degree "Dr.med.univ." (M.D.). On July 17^th, 1941 he was allowed to graduate. On October 20^th, 1942 the Medical Dean only handed him in a certificate that proves, that he fullfilled all qualifications except for "aryan blood" and that states in the end, that this is not a doctoral diploma. He asked the "Reichsinnenministerium Berlin" for permision to work as a physician on March 16^th, 1943 which was denied till the end of National Socialism. After the war on August 1st, 1945 a doctoral diploma was certificated – dated back to March 21^st, 1941 – and was handed in to Franz Freund. Franz Freund became a physician in St. Kanzian at Klopeinersee in Carinthia, Austria.
He died there in 1974.

Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 386; information from his son Eugen Freund, Vienna 2009.

Herbert Posch