Rudolf Camperlik (später Rudolf Camp)
- Born on: 11.1.1906
- Birthplace: Vienna (Wien),
- Category: Doctorate program
- Right of domicile: Wien (Wien),
The English version is based on a translation by Artificial Intelligence. The authentic version is the German text.
Rudolf Camperlik was the son of Berthold (a general store owner) and Olga Camperlik (born on 6 April 1877 in Doubkov, née Goldreikh).
After leaving the secondary school (Bundesrealschule) in the 11th district of Vienna (Gottschalkgasse 21), he was enrolled at the University for World Trade during the winter semester of 1924/25, the summer semester of 1925, the winter semester of 1931/32, the winter semester of 1937/38 and the summer semester of 1938. In between, he studied at the Leipzig University of Commerce. In Vienna, he completed the diploma program in 1933, but did not receive his certificate until the end of June 1937. Whilst he was enrolled at the university, he advertised in newspapers offering private tuition ‘in all secondary school subjects’.
The Jewish student was prevented from completing his planned doctoral studies by the ‘Anschluss’ of Austria. On 22 August 1938, Camperlik was removed from the register of the University for World Trade. He left the flat at Kleistgasse 19/10 (3rd district of Vienna), where he had been registered since 1928, on 30 January 1938 and went to Brussels. He presumably travelled from there to Paris, where he lived temporarily at 58 Rue Chardon Lagache. He eventually succeeded in emigrating to the United States. He witnessed the end of the Second World War in New York, where he was registered at 158 West 78th Street. On 27 June 1945, he was granted US citizenship in the Southern District of New York. Whilst in exile in the United States, he changed his surname to Camp.
Rudolf’s mother was taken from 14 Khunngasse in Vienna (3rd district) via Prague to the Theresienstadt/Terezín concentration camp on 2 July 1942. From there, she was deported to the Treblinka extermination camp on 15 October 1942. She is believed to have been murdered there; in any case, she did not live to see the end of the Second World War.
Author: Johannes Koll
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