Ernst Greger

Born:	05-22-1902
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Deprivation of academic degree

Ernst GREGER (born on May 22nd, 1902 in Erlauf/Lower Austria), had graduated at the Medical School at the University of Vienna  on July 20th, 1927 with the academic degree 'Dr. med.'.

After the "Anschluss" 1938 he emigrated to the USA. In times of Nazism he was deprived of his academic degree on February 3rd, 1942 because of his political opinion.
It took 66 years since the deprivation – and a very long time since the end of Nazism – until the regranting of the doctorate took finally place in 2008.

Ernst Greger died on May 7th, 1986 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California/USA.

Lit.: grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.