Arthur Lanc

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Arthur Lanc (born March 20, 1907 in Vienna ; † May 20, 1995 in Gmünd , Lower Austria ) was the medical officer in Gmünd and was responsible for looking after all Jewish forced laborers in the Gmünd area. However, they were not allowed to be given any medication. Lanc, however, together with the veterinarian Krisch, siphoned off the medicines they had been given for the Jews and also helped three Jews to escape from a camp in Gmünd. They managed to survive the Nazi terror in a hiding place in the attic of the Weißensteiner white tannery in Hoheneich . Lanc and his wife Maria Lanc received the honorary title “ Righteous Among the Nations ” from Yad Vashem . In 2016, Lancplatz in Vienna- Leopoldstadt (2nd district) was named after him and his wife.

membership

Lanc was a member of the Catholic Austrian student union Donaumark Vienna ( Middle Schools Cartel Association ) and the Catholic Austrian University Association Nordgau Vienna ( Austrian Cartel Association ).

literature

  • Erich Geppert, Karl Pichler: 800 years of Heidenreichstein, Waldviertel: culture and history . Self-published by Geppert, Heidenreichstein 2004.
  • Israel Gutman , Daniel Fraenkel, Jacob Borut (ed.): Lexicon of the Righteous Among the Nations: Germans and Austrians. Wallstein, Göttingen 2005, p. 324 f. ( online ).
  • Mosche Meisels: The Righteous Austria: A Documentation of Humanity. Published by the Austrian Embassy in Tel Aviv. 1996, p. 48 f.
In this book there is the passage: “Dr. Lanc, active social democrat and member of the resistance movement against the Nazis, […] ”. Arthur Lanc was not a Social Democrat. He was a committed member of the Austrian Cartel Association ( K.Ö.HV Nordgau Wien ) and the Middle Schools Cartel Association (K.Ö.St.V. Donaumark Wien and KMV Leopoldina Gmünd). In addition, after the re-establishment of Austria, he headed the Gmünd CV district for years. From 1955 to 1970 he represented the Austrian People's Party in the Gmünder local council .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arthur Lanc on the website of Yad Vashem (English)
  2. ^ Regional media Austria: Image 1 from article: Lanc-Platz . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed on July 23, 2018]).
  3. ↑ MKV Newsletter May 2018
  4. ↑ Arthur Lanc - ÖCV Biolex. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Lanc, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lancplatz, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian medic
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1995
Place of death Gmünd , Lower Austria