Marianne Königstein

Born:	03-30-1914
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Marianne KOENIGSTEIN, born on March 30^th, 1914 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Josef Koenigstein (deceased), lived in Vienna's 13^th district, Erzbischofgasse 6a, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 6^th year of her studies and took courses in Chemistry. After the takeover of power of National-Socialism in March 1938 she was forced to quit her studies for racist reason without a chance to graduate. She requested to continue her studies in the context of the 2% Numerus Clausus of Jewish Students, was first allowed to continue for about two months, but finally had to leave the University of Vienna. Only after the  end of National-Socialism she succeeded in continuing and finishing her chemical studies. Her final thesis ("Dissertation"): "Analytical studies" (doctoral advisors: Wessely, Ebert) was approbated on May12^th, 1949 and she could graduate on January 27^th, 1950.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/Enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938, register of final examination ("Rigorosenprotokoll") PHIL; graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") PHIL 1941-1956, Nr. 1640; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 420.

Herbert Posch