[Max Mohr (1891 - 1937) - a physician in search of independence]

Max Mohr (1891-1937) was a physician and one of the most successful writers during the period of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). The biography of Max Mohr is of particular importance for the understanding of his works. Since--aside from the literary producing--his medical occupations were constitutive in his life, this article focuses on the physician Max Mohr. The pursuit of personal independence was a central theme in his life. Though working in a private practice would have enabled him to lead a civic life in Munich, Mohr--newly-married in 1920--decided to move into Wolfsgrub near Rottach at Tegernsee. Mohr increasingly applied himself to his literary producing and frequently visited Berlin. In 1934, Mohr was forced to emigrate to Shanghai because of his Jewish heritage. There he quickly succeeded in building up his own practice, thus securing an economic existence. Mohr died on November 13th, 1937.