Walter Wächter

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Walter Wächter (born  May 26, 1913 in Eimsbüttel ; †  November 15, 1983 in Örebro , Sweden ) was a German psychologist , university professor and professor .

Life

Wächter lived with his family in the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel. Walter Wächter was an enthusiastic footballer and athlete even as a schoolboy . He was initially a member of the HSV , later in the working class a member of the free gymnastics and sports club "Fichte" Hamburg-Eimsbüttel. After its ban in 1933, he belonged to the Jewish gymnastics and sports club Bar Kochba.

In 1932 he finished the advanced school in Schlankreye with the Abitur . A study was denied in 1933 because he Jew was. So at the beginning of 1934 he began a commercial apprenticeship in the Robinsohn brothers' fashion house.

In 1935, he was from the Gestapo arrested in 1936 for his participation in the anti-fascist resistance to a penitentiary sentenced for three years. Immediately after his release in March 1938, Walter Wächter fled Germany. His escape route led him to Sweden, where he worked in agriculture . In 1946 he began studying psychology at the Stockholm University . He became a university lecturer and professor.

His son is the Swedish artist and writer Torkel S. Wächter .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Walter Wächter Flyer. (PDF) In: alsterbrueder.de. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ The worker sportsman Walter Wächter. (PDF) In: http://media.offenes-archiv.de . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Elbe Wochenblatt editorial staff: The home of the Alster brothers is now called Walter-Wächter-Platz | Elbe weekly paper. Accessed June 16, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ René Martens: Honor for the athlete Walter Wächter: A namesake who fits . In: The daily newspaper: taz . August 31, 2018, ISSN  0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed June 16, 2019]).
  5. ^ FC Alsterbrüder eV from 1948 | That was an emotional initiation - typically FCA! Accessed June 16, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ Achim Leoni: The prevented career of a Jewish HSV talent. January 15, 2016, accessed on June 16, 2019 (German).
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SURNAME Guardian, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychologist, university professor and professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Eimsbüttel
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1983
Place of death Örebro , Sweden