Johann Levit
Johann Levit (born June 14, 1884 in Horschitz , Northern Bohemia ; † probably in the Theresienstadt ghetto ) was a Bohemian Jew , surgeon and university professor in Prague .
Life
After attending grammar school, he studied medicine at the Karl Ferdinand University in Prague. There he became a surgeon , associate professor of surgery and chief professor of the surgical department of the Municipal Hospital in Prague VIII.
As a lieutenant colonel in health care, he took part in the Serbian-Turkish war in 1912 and in the Serbian-Bulgarian war in 1913 . In 1914 he became a Landsturm doctor .
On June 20, 1942, he was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto , where he probably died.
Levite was unmarried.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order with war decoration
- Decoration of honor of the Austrian Red Cross
- Serbian Red Cross
- St. Sava Order IV., III. and II. class.
source
- Axel Feuss: The Theresienstadt convolute . Altonaer Museum in Hamburg, Dölling and Galitz, Hamburg / Munich 2002, ISBN 3-935549-22-9 , p. 46.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levit, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian surgeon and university professor in Prague |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horschitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |
| Place of death | uncertain: Theresienstadt |