Karl Isaac-Krieger Collection.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains comprehensive personal and professional official documents of Dr. Karl Isaac-Krieger as well as genealogical information regarding his family and that of his wife, Auguste Isaac-Krieger nee Krieger.
The publications in folder 5 deal primarily with gastroenterology topics. The genealogical material, which is fairly extensive, mentions families Schlesinger, Spier, Krieger, Isaac, Sinauer, Goldschmidt, Pollitz (Politz), Weisz (Weiss), among others and contains information from documents dating to the late 1700s.
Dates
- 1846-1969
Creator
- Isaac-Krieger, Karl, 1889-1969 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, French and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Karl Isaac was born in Cologne in 1889. He studied medicine in Göttingen, Berlin, Heidelberg, Munich and Bonn. In 1914 he married Auguste Krieger of Karlsruhe and in 1920 they formally changed their surname to Isaac-Krieger. During WWI he fought in France and served as a field doctor. Following the war he worked at the Rudolf Virchov Hospital in Berlin and later gave classes in diet-cooking at the Lettehaus, in addition to running a private practice. In 1938 he emigrated with his wife and daughter, Eva, to the United States where he quickly received his license to practice medicine and eventually was employed at the Lenox Hill and Beth Israel hospitals in New York. He was a member of numerous professional medical associations and frequently published articles on gastroenterology. He died in 1969 in New York.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains comprehensive personal and professional official documents of Dr. Karl Isaac-Krieger as well as genealogical information regarding his family and that of his wife, Auguste Isaac-Krieger nee Krieger.
- Title
- Guide to the Karl Isaac-Krieger Collection, 1846-1969 AR 5608
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Julie Dawson
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- March 26, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
