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Franz Hahn

Born: 03-30-1913
Faculty: Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category: Expelled student
Franz HAHN, born on March 30th, 1913 in Nové Zámky (Neuhaeusl)/Hungary/Austro-Hungary [s. 1918 Czechoslovakia, s. 1993 Nové Zámky/Slovakia] (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Julius (grain trader) and Bertha Hahn, lived in Vienna 2nd district, Josefinengasse 6. Franz Hahn was enrolled finally in spring term 1937 in the 5th and last year of his medical studies at the Medical School of the University of Vienna ("Absolutorium" was certified on July 18th, 1938). He was preparing for the final exams ("Rigorosen") in 1938. He could finally finish his studies and graduated on July 21st, 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 not able to emigrate and was deported to several concentration camps, but he survived. He was married to Aloisia Maria Hahn (1924-2006) and they had a son, Georg Hahn MD, who became a physician, too. Franz Hahn died on November 6th, 2000 in Vienna.


Lit.: POSCH 2009, 370; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer and Mag. Maria Czwik, Vienna 2015; find-a-grave/Vienna Cemeteries.


Herbert Posch, Katharina Kniefacz


Franz Hahn, 'Nichtarierpromotion' on July 21st 1938, 4092 'Promotionsprotokoll' Medical School 1929-1942, Photo: Herbert Posch, (c) Archiv Universität Wien

Nationale of Franz Hahn, spring term 1937 (front), Photo: Katharina Kniefacz (c) Archive of the University of Vienna

Nationale of Franz Hahn, spring term 1937 (back), Photo: Katharina Kniefacz (c) Archive of the University of Vienna
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