Waldemar Eckfeld
| Born: |
11-29-1915 |
| Faculty: |
Medical School | Medical University Vienna |
| Category: |
Expelled student |
Waldemar ECKFELD, born on November 29th, 1915 in Vienna/Austria (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Vienna/Austria, Citizenship: Austria), son of Wilhelm Eckfeld (editorial journalist), lived in Wien 19, Döblinger Hauptstraße 34/II/13, was enrolled finally in the fall term 1938/39 at the Medical School in the 3rd year of his studies. He was discriminated as a so called 'Mischling 1. Grades' and he could continue his studies at first - valid until revoked.
Waldemar Eckfeld was able to emigrate to Great Britain in 1939 and was subsequenlty transported to Australia on the ship HMT Dunera. He settled in Melbourne, became a naturalized Australian citizen and passed away in 1959.
Lit.: POSCH/INGRISCH/DRESSEL 2008, 376; information from Tonia Eckfeld, 2012; Reinhold ECKFELD, Letzte Monate in Wien, Aufzeichnungen aus dem australischen Internierungslager 1940/41, Wien 2002; link to Eckfeld in "Literaturepochen"; KNIEFACZ/POSCH 2017a.
Herbert Posch
