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Walter König

Born: 10-19-1917
Faculty: Philosophical School
Category: Expelled student
Walter KOENIG, born on October 19th, 1917 in Mauer near Vienna/Lower Austria (entitled residency ("heimatberechtigt") for Mauer near Vienna/Lower Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Wilhelm Koenig (pharmacist), lived in Mauer, Gebirgsgasse 10, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 3rd year of his studies and took courses in pharmaceutics. In 1938 he was forced to quit his studies without a chance to graduate and to leave the University of Vienna for racist reason after the takeover of power of National-Socialism. His elder brother Herbert Koenig, who studied at the Philosophical School, too, was also expelled from the University of Vienna.


Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 420; Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938.


Herbert Posch


Nationale of Walter König, fall term 1937/38 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Walter König, fall term 1937/38 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Walter König, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Walter König, fall term 1937/38 (2nd form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Walter König, spring termn 1938 (1st form front), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien

Nationale of Walter König, spring term 1938 (1st form back), Photo: H. Posch (c) Universitätsarchiv Wien
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