Heinrich Unger

Born:	10-12-1914
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Heinrich UNGER, born on October 12^th, 1914 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Wilhelm Unger (salesman) and Marie (née Neustadtl), lived in Vienna's 9^th district, Mosergasse 8, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1937/38 at the Philosophical School in the 4^th and last year of his studies and took courses in History and German language and literature Studies. In spring term 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism, he was selected on May 27^th, 1938, as one of a few Jewish students to continue their studies at first in the context of the 2%-Numerus clausus of Jewish students, but soon he was forced to quit his studies for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna without graduation. His  fahter was able to flee Vienna and died in Shanghai on October 27^th, 1944. If and where Heinrich Unger could survive times of National-Socialism is not known so far.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 492; www.genteam.at.

Herbert Posch