Leopold Weinberger

Born:	08-11-1877
Faculty:	Philosophical School
Category:	Expelled student

Leopold WEINBERGER, born on August 11^th, 1877 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Jacob Weinberger (merchant, deceased), himself also a merchant lived in Vienna's 1^st district, Weihburggasse 5, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 7^th year of his studies and took courses in History and Art History. In 1938, after the takeover of power of National-Socialism he was forced to quit his studies - at the age of 61 - for racist reason and to leave the University of Vienna. He was no more able to flee Vienna and was deported from Vienna to Theresienstadt [Terezín/Czech Republic] on October 1st, 1942 and died there in the smae month on October 19th, 1942.

Lit.: Archive of the University of Vienna/enrollment forms ("Nationale") PHIL 1937-1938; OeStA/AdR/E-uReang/FLD/13303, OeStA/AdR/E-uReang/VVSt/VA/31862; POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 496; DÖW 2001; yvng.yadvashem.org; INSTITUT THERESIENSTAEDTER INITIATIVE/DOEW 2005, 414.

Herbert Posch