Memoirs & reminiscences : [1898-1985].

Childhood in Vienna; description of family; primary and secondary education; description of teachers and schoolmates; military service in Austrian army in World War I; student life at the university in Vienna; Revolution of 1918-1919; Austria in inter-war period; Jewish life in Vienna; description of school system and teacher colleagues in inter-war Vienna; hikes and travels; Nazi takeover and November Pogrom in 1938; emigration to Palestine and USA; new jobs as university teacher and political geographer.Contains a biography of Eric Fischer by Michael M.J. Fischer and a bibliography of his publications.Eric Fischer was born in Vienna in 1898 of a line of educators. He received a Ph.D. in history at the University of Vienna and was a Gymnasium teacher (high school). In 1938 he emigrated to Palestine, and in 1940 to the USA. After teaching at Bard College, he worked as a geographer for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department, and published numerous books on political geography.Friedjung GesellschaftVienna Geographical SocietyBalkan PeninsulaNorwayChildhoodBibliographiesEducation; primary and secondary; 1871-1918Military service; World War, 1914 - 1918Revolution; 1918-191