Magdalena Starkenstein

Magdalene STARKENSTEIN (married VAN EMDE BOAS-STARKENSTEIN), born on October 17th, 1917 in Prague/Czechoslovakia [Praha/Czech Republic] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Prague, Citizenship: Czechoslovakia), daughter of Emil Starkenstein (university professor for pharmakology at the German University in Prague) and Maria Starkenstein-Weil, lived in Wien 1, Landesgerichtsstraße 6. She changed from the German University in Prague to the University of Vienna in the fall term of 1937/38 and was finally enrolled in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 2nd year of her studies and took courses in Art History and Musicology.

She returned to Prague after the "Anschluss" in 1938 and continued her studies there, but had to emigrate with her family after the german occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 to the Netherlands. For a short time she studied in Utrecht, but had to change to the university in Amsterdam again, where she finally finished her studies in art history. She married the neuropsychiatrist Coen van Emde Boas in 1941 - the same year her father was arrested and died on November 6th, 1942 in the concentration camp Mauthausen.

After the Second World War Magdalene van Emde Boas-Starkenstein wrote as an artcritic and arthistorian for journals e.g. De Waarheid, Die Welt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung or Wiener Tagebuch and worked as translator for czech literature, later also as a congress interpreter. She lived in Amsterdam/Netherlands, where she passed away on March 3rd, 2011.

The exhibition "Ausgegrenzt, Vertrieben, Ermordet" (January 22nd - May 14th, 2010) at the Department of History of Art of the University of Vienna is dedicated to the memory of Magdalene Starkenstein and 20 other former students of the University of Vienna focused on art history.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101902909

https://www.univie.ac.at/geschichtegesichtet/2010/m_starkenstein.html

http://www.jodeninnederland.nl/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=jbw;cc=jbw;lang=...

Naam Magdalena (Magda) van Emde Boas

• Geslacht Vrouw
• Geboren Praag, Tsjechoslowakije, 17-10-1917
• Overleden Amsterdam, Nederland (NH), 03-03-2011
• Ouders Emil Starkenstein (1884-1942) en Maria Weil (1889-1981) 1913
• Partner(s) Coenraad (Coen) van Emde Boas (1904-1981) 1941
• Kinderen 2 zoons
• Memo Journalist en kunstcriticus. Schreef o.m. voor de Waarheid, Die Welt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Wiener Tagebuch, Kunstbeeld. Tevens internationaal congrestolk. Lid van het internationale congrestolkenteam. Was geruime tijd bestuurslid van de internationale congrestolkenorganisatie AIIC.

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Magdalene STARKENSTEIN (married VAN EMDE BOAS-STARKENSTEIN), born on October 17th, 1917 in Prague/Czechoslovakia [Praha/Czech Republic] (entitled residency ('heimatberechtigt') for Prague, Citizenship: Czechoslovakia), daughter of Emil Starkenstein (university professor for pharmakology at the German University in Prague) and Maria Starkenstein-Weil, lived in Wien 1, Landesgerichtsstraße 6. She changed from the German University in Prague to the University of Vienna in the fall term of 1937/38 and was finally enrolled in the spring term 1938 at the Philosophical School in the 2nd year of her studies and took courses in Art History and Musicology. She returned to Prague after the "Anschluss" in 1938 and continued her studies there, but had to emigrate with her family after the german occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 to the Netherlands. For a short time she studied in Utrecht, but had to change to the university in Amsterdam again, where she finally finished her studies in art history. She married the neuropsychiatrist Coen van Emde Boas in 1941 - the same year her father was arrested and died on November 6th, 1942 in the concentration camp Mauthausen. After the Second World War Magdalene van Emde Boas-Starkenstein wrote as an artcritic and arthistorian for journals e.g. De Waarheid, Die Welt, Neue Zürcher Zeitung or Wiener Tagebuch and worked as translator for czech literature, later also as a congress interpreter. She lived in Amsterdam/Netherlands, where he passed away on March 3rd, 201. The exhibition "Ausgegrenzt, Vertrieben, Ermordet" (January 22nd - May 14th, 2010) at the Department of History of Art of the University of Vienna is dedicated to the memory of Magdalene Starkenstein and 20 other former students of the University of Vienna focused on art history.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 14 2018, 18:29:33 UTC

Bruidegom Coenraad van Emde Boas Beroep zenuwarts Geboorteplaats Rotterdam Leeftijd 37 Bruid Magdalene Starkenstein Geboorteplaats Praag (Tsjechie) Leeftijd 23 Vader van de bruidegom Simon Boas Beroep Koopman Moeder van de bruidegom Mietje Katan Vader van de bruid Emil Starkenstein Beroep pharmacoloog Moeder van de bruid Maria Weil Gebeurtenis Huwelijk Datum 26-07-1941 Gebeurtenisplaats Nieuwer-Amstel Gescheiden van Sophia Eva van Emde.