Arthur Hiller (medic)
Arthur Hiller (born December 17, 1878 in Koenigsberg , † December 1, 1949 in Sucre , Bolivia ) was a German-Jewish doctor.
Life
He studied medicine at the Albertus University in Königsberg . After completing his doctorate and specialist training, he settled in Königsberg as an orthopedic surgeon .
As senior staff doctor he became head of the Königsberg garrison hospital when the First World War broke out in 1914 .
During the Nazi era he gave up his medical practice in 1937 and emigrated to Paris in January 1938 and from there to Bolivia in 1939 , where he worked in remote provinces until his death. He was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Sucre.
The family moved to Santa Cruz de la Sierra , where their son Hanns Hiller founded an orphanage and became honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany .
literature
- Julius H. Krizsan : Escape destination Bolivia 1933–1945. A collection of materials. Grin, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-640-35334-7 , digitized .
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. City and surroundings. Special edition. Flechsig, Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
- ↑ Asociacón Pro Niño Abandonado
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SURNAME | Hiller, Arthur |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and medical officer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1949 |
Place of death | Sucre , Bolivia |