Regarding Ameisenhaufen's dismissal from his university position, also mentioned aboved by Fischer, there still exists the letter sent by Dr. Walter Frank, the cancellor at that time. The letter maintains a polite, almost friendly tone, but then, Frank makes hardly any concrete statements; his ambiguous letter had to, rather, be read between the lines. The letter, dated November 7, 1932, includes the following passage: We deeply regret that a scientist of your stature could commit the error of the following a false path that is of little scientific value... Moreover, the letter indicates that the professor's students must have already been informed about his discoveries, which was certainly the ground for his sensational dismissal.


The letter from Joachim Streber

The notice of dismissal from Ludwing - Maximillian University

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