Fritz [später: Frederic K.] Neuburger
Born: |
03-29-1908 |
Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
Category: |
Expelled teacher |
Fritz [later: Frederic K.] NEUBURGER (born on March 29
th, 1908 in Vienna/Austro-Hungaria as son of
Univ.-Prof. Dr.med. Max Neuburger (physician, university professor, 1865-1055) and was assistant doctor 2
nd class at the 1
st surgical university-clinic (head: Prof. Egon Ranzi) at the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1938.
He had taken his final examination ("Rigorosen") in 1930 and graduated on November 3
rd, 1933 at the University of Vienna ("Dr. med.univ."/MD). Soon afterwards he was recruited as a university assistant on 1
st June 1934 and until 1938 in use as assistant and secondary physician. He lived in Vienna's 7
th district, Neubaugasse 79/7.
He was persecuted in times of Nazism for racist reason as a Jew - allthough converted to roman-catholicism and was not allowed to give th oath to the new regime ain March 1938 and therefor lost his position at the university-clinic and was forced to leave the university.
He had to flee from Austria and could emigrate to USA where he lived and worked as a physician in Buffalo.
He died on June 19
th, 2002, in the USA.
Lit.: Vienna University Archive/Medical School, enrollment forms ("Nationale") 1927-1933, rectorate GZ 680/I ex 1937/38; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 09/2018.
Herbert Posch