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TitleErnst Philipp Letters

Held atUniversity of London, Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Reference codeEPH

Date1937-1997

Creator
- Philipp, Ernst (1916-1996) mathematician, writer, refugeeMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  Ernst Philipp was born in Vienna in 1916, and was a cousin of Adolf Placzek; he was educated at the University of Vienna (PhD, Mathematics, 1938); he, and his two brothers were sent to Dachau in November 1938, but released on the strength of their British Immigration visas. His mother and sister died in the holocaust. After moving to London he enlisted in the Labour Corps, and later served in the Parachute Regiment at Arnhem in 1945, he remained in the army after the War, and served in Palestine, 1946-1947. He taught mathematics at Seascale Preparatory School, Cumbria, for most of the rest of his working life. Not long before his retirement he moved, with the school, to merge with Cressbrook School, Kirby Lonsdale. He retired in 1981 and died in 1996, aged 79.

Scope and ContentLetters from family members sent to Ernst Philipp after he migrated to the UK in April 1939. They illustrate a close-knit family, supporting each other through emigration procedures, loneliness in the UK, and increasing hardship in Vienna.

Correspondents include: Ernst's mother Karoline Philipp nee Selinko and his sister Hella (Helena), who were both deported to Minsk and killed in 1941, his maternal aunts Marie Schlesinger who died of natural causes in 1940 in Vienna, Pauline Placzek who left for the U.S. in December 1939, and Fanny Reichl who emigrated to Australia in 1939, as well as his brothers Walter and Franz who arrived in the UK in July 1939, and his cousins Adolf Plazcek (who signs as ‘Toppy’) who left Vienna for London 28 April 1939 and continued on to the U.S. in May 1940.

In addition there are some postwar letters from Walter, a letter from Ernst's cousin Hans in Israel, and a CV for Ernst.

Conditions governing accessOpen. At least 48 hours' notice is required for research visits.

Extent2 folders

Related files

Senate House Library also holds the Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp Papers (PLA) which includes correspondence between the two cousins, select writings and Philipp’s journals; and the Adolf Placzek Letters (APL).

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