Hans Georg Löwenstein

Born:	09-04-1914
Faculty:	Medical School | Medical University Vienna
Category:	Expelled teacher

Dr. Hans Georg LÖWENSTEIN, born on September 4, 1914 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of bacteriologist and sereologist tit.ao. Univ.-Prof. Ernst Löwenstein (1878-1950) and Dr. med. Wilhelmine (geb. Brill), lived in Vienna's 18^th district, Bastiengasse 61, was unpaid assistant physician ("unbesoldeter Hilfsarzt") at the 1st ophthalmic clinic (head: Prof. Meller). He had studied medicine at the University of Vienna and graduated there on December 21, 1937. He lost his position and was forced to leave the university for racist reason in summer 1938, as was his father tit.ao. Univ.-Prof. Ernst Löwenstein and his brother Karl Otto Löwenstein (born 1916), unpaid demonstrator at the 1st chair for anatomy (Prof. Sauser) and in the 4th year of his medical studies. He was able to emigrate to England  and then from Liverpool to New York, arriving on June 19, 1939 in the USA. He became a physician in California/USA and died on March 28th, 1988 in Contra Costa, California/USA.

Lit.: Vienna University Archive/Medical School: Nationale and RA GZ 730 ex 1937/38, GZ 677 ex 1937/38 (ONr 91),GZ 680 ex 1937/38; information from Dr. Barbara Sauer, Vienna 2018; REITER-ZATLOUKAL/SAUER 2022.

Herbert Posch