Zoltán Herskovics (later: Prince Hervey)

Born:	08-25-1913
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Zoltán HERSKOVICS (later PRINCE HERVEY), born on August 25^th, 1913 in Gálszécs/Zemplén/Hungary [Sečovce/Slovakia] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Miskolc/Hungary, Citizenship: Hungary), son of Paul Herskovics (merchant, deceased), first lived in Vienna 9^th district, Gruenentorgasse 17/3/12a, from fall 1934 on in Vienna 8^th district, Schloesselgasse 22/11. His legal guardian, Jakob Prinz (merchant), lived in Miskolc/Hungary. Zoltán Herskovics was enrolled finally in spring term 1937 in the 5th year of his studies ('Absolutorium' was certified on July 18^th, 1938) and was preparing for the final exams ("Rigorosen") in 1938. 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. Zoltán Herskovics had to flee Vienna and, since he was a Hungarian or Czechoslovakian citizen, was able to move to his relatives in Miskolc/Hungary for the time being and to prepare his emigration there. He finally succeeded and emigrated in 1940 from Hungary via Genoa/Italy to the USA and arrived in New York on March 4^th, 1940, on board of the SS Washington steamship. In the United States, he married in Boston the laboratory assistant Ernestine Hervey (aka Drimer) on August 22^nd, 1942, born on January 30^th, 1913 in Vienna and who also was forced to leave Vienna in 1938. She had emigrated from Vienna via Hamburg to the USA and arrived in New York on August 4th, 1938. When marrying, Zoltán Herskovics aka Herskowitz aka Herskovits took his wife's surname andfurther on called himself Zoltan PRINCE HERVEY. They became US citizens in 1944 and initially lived and worked in New York, later in Boston and Chelsea, Mass. and finally in East Hartford, Connecticut, where his wife died on June 1^st, 1996.

Lit.: POSCH 2009, 370; Archive of the University of Vienna/Nationale MED 1932-1938, graduation protocol MED 13 (1929-1941) Nr. 4094; Vienna City Archives; ancetry; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 03/2019; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.

Katharina Kniefacz, Herbert Posch