title: [The fate of the professors of the medical Faculty of Breslau after the expulsion 1945/46].
abstract: The University of Breslau was one of the most important universities in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. Breslau was the capital of the state of Silesia which became Polish territory. The university was closed after World War II. There were attempts to transfer the entire Medical Faculty to an established German university in Heidelberg, Leipzig, and Mainz, but these efforts failed. All 18 full professors from Breslau tried to get a university position; 16 moved to the western zones while two were in the eastern zone of Germany. Only 11 professors were successful in obtaining a position. Factors determining who was successful were evaluated. The scientific or political background of the professors played much less of a role than informal networking. Detailed biographies of the 18 full professors complete this report.
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Geschichte der Medizin, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden.
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Anna-Sophia
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pappai
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wacker
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*