Marie Blitz - Korach
| Born: |
08-04-1915 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Marie BLITZ (married KORACH), born on August 4th, 1915 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), daughter of Dr. Otto Blitz (lawyer, deceased), lived in Wien 1, Dorotheergasse 6, was enrolled finally in the spring term 1938 at the Medical School in the 4th year of her studies (Leaving Certificate ('Abgangszeugnis') was issued on July 13th, 1938).
She was able to emigrate to Great Britain. She was one of the founders of
Camphill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland (together with Dr. Karl König, the Viennese photographer Alix Roth, two medical students,
Peter Roth and
Thomas Weihs, and a chemistry student,
Alexander Baum, all three of them also expelled from Vienna University in 1938, the dancer Anke Weihs and the Viennese artist Carlo Pietzner).
She died on October 22, 2002.
Lit.: information from John Baum, Oslo/Norway, 2012; BOCK 2004.
Herbert Posch
