Alternate names
Biography
Hermann Maier Tiefenbrunner, also recorded as Hirsh Maier and later as Hermann Brunner, was born on 28 February 1911 in Karlsruhe, a son of Alfred Alter P Tiefenbrunner and Sarah Rachel Scharf, and worked as a mechanic from 1931. He emigrated to Spain before March 1935 and held professional identity cards in Barcelona in 1935 and 1938; there, on 6 March 1936, he married Teressa Ayter, and their son, Jerry Miguel, was born in 1938. After the Spanish Civil War the family lived in Perpignan, France, until 1948. On 20 May 1948 they sailed from Cherbourg to New York aboard the SS Queen Mary, and Hermann was naturalised in Chicago, petitioning in 1948 and completing the process between 1954 and 1956. He died on 2 July 1989.
Occupations1
- Mechanic
Life events13
- Professional Identity CardBarcelona, Spain
Professional Identity Card/Work Permit
El Matí May 25 1935 • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY CARDS CALL FOR FOREIGNERS The Employment Exchange of the Barcelona City Council (Passeig de la Indústria, 11) requests that the foreign individuals—Francisca Anzorge, Teresa Colli, Emma Helwig, Joaquim Gloganer, Frederic Hauser, Rosalia Mettler, Teresa Ocaña, Lene Staib, Ilse Weisnbach, Alex Rautzenberg, Hermann Tiefenbrunner, Miquel Rojas, Kurt Elkan, Emil Jové—kindly report to the offices of the aforementioned agency on any business day, between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, to address an important matter regarding their Professional Identity Card. This was an official public summons issued by the Municipal Employment Office (Borsa de Treball) of Barcelona during the Second Spanish Republic, published in a local Catalan newspaper. During the 1930s—and particularly following tight labor regulations passed between 1934 and 1935—foreign nationals working in Spain were required to hold a Carta d'Identitat Professional (Professional Identity Card/Work Permit) to legally reside and work in the country. Context of the Notice ⚬ Who it was for: A list of foreign residents (mostly with German, Austrian, or Central European names, such as Hermann Tiefenbrunner) living in Barcelona. Many foreigners residing in Barcelona at this time were workers, artisans, or refugees fleeing political instability and rising fascism in Nazi Germany and Central Europe. ⚬ Why it was published: The Employment Bureau had issues with these individuals' work permits—likely missing documentation, pending renewals, or uncollected physical cards. Because officials couldn't reach them directly by mail, they published a public notice in the press. ⚬ The Request: The named individuals were instructed to go to the municipal offices at Passeig de la Indústria, 11 (now Passeig de Lluís Companys) on any business day between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to resolve the matter.
- Professional Identity CardBarcelona, Spain
Professional identity cards to work in Spain have been requested under the conditions specified for each individual by the workers listed in the attached.
- Death
Death of Hermann Tiefenbrunner
- Immigration
- Naturalisation
- Census
- Naturalisation
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Family
Parents
Family record F0082 →
Spouses & Children
Media3
Hermann Tiefenbrunner
Herman, Jeanette and Leo
The Tiefenbrunner family