Leon Linder

Born:	09-21-1912
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled student

Leon LINDER, born on September 21^st, 1912 in Złoczów, Galicia/Austro-Hungarian Empire [later: Poland, today: Solotschiw|Золочів/Ukraine] entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Benjamin Linder (merchant), lived in Vienna's 5^th district, Vogelsanggasse 5/17.
Leon Linder was enrolled finally in fall term 1936/37 in the 5^th and last year of his studies ("Absolutorium" was certified on June 17^th, 1938) and was preparing for the final examinations ("Rigorosen") in 1938. In 1938 he was forced to quit his studies and to leave the University of Vienna for racist reason after the takeover of power of National-Socialism. But after numerous incertainties 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.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") MED 1937-1938, graduation registry ("Promotionsprotokoll") MED 1938 Nr. 4104; POSCH 2009, 370; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.

Katharina Kniefacz, Herbert Posch