Herbert Klaar

Born:	11-28-1917
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Herbert KLAAR, born on November 28^th, 1917 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Stefanie and Leopold Klaar (retired white-collar employee, "Prokurist"), lived in Vienna's 5^th district, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 98/corner Nikolsdorfergasse 1. He was enrolled finally in the fall term 1938/39 at the Medical School in the 4^th year of his studies (fall term 1938/39 was validated on March 15^th, 1939). He was discriminated as a so called "Mischling 1. Grades" but could continue his studies at first – valid until revoked – and could even finish and graduated on February 19^th, 1940. But as a "Mischling" his doctor diploma did not entitle him to practice medicine, but he was banned from medical profession in the entire Third Reich. Nevertheless according to "Reichsaerzteregister" he was mobilized as a doctor from August 10^th, 1940 in Dornhennersdorf-Weigsdorf/Saxonia [Strzegomice-Wigancice Żytawskie/Poland], from December 6^th, 1940 in Pulsnitz/Saonia, from January 17^th, 1941 in Schoenbach/Saxonia and was concribed for medical emergency service ("Arztnotdienst") in Saxonia in 1941. After the end of National-Socialism he became a medical practitioner with a focus on homeopathy and opened a practice in Vienna, Nikolsdorfergasse 1 in April 1945. He also practiced as a school doctor and was appointed "Medizinalrat" in 1984. He deceased on March 13^th, 2003 in Vienna.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna: enrollment form ("Nationale") MED 1937-1939, MED graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") 1929-1941, Nr. 5012, Rectorate GZ 464 ex 1938/39, MED GZ 1115 ex 1939/40; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 157, 416; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022; Lehmanns Adressanzeiger; find a grave in Vienna; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 07/2019.

Herbert Posch