Birnbaum, Zygmunt William 'Bill' ben Yitzhak (Ignacy Isaac)

Birth Name Birnbaum, Zygmunt William 'Bill' ben Yitzhak (Ignacy Isaac)
Birth Name בירנבאום, זיגמונד בן יצחק
Birth Name Birnbaum, Bill ben Yitzhak
Call Name Zygmunt William
Call Name זיגמונד
Call Name Bill
Gender male
Age at Death 97 years, 1 month, 28 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth October 18, 1903 Львів Lviv Lwów Lemberg, Львівська міськрада, Львівська область, Україна  

 
Graduation 1925 Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка Lviv University, Львів, ьвівська область, Україна Zygmunt William Birnbaum earned his Master of Law

 
Membership   Lwowska szkoła matematyczna  

 
Occupation 1931    

Event Note

Zygmund William Birnbaum was able to return to Lwów as chief actuary at the Phoenix Insurance Company's Polish subsidiary.
In 1936, after Phoenix Insurance went bankrupt, due in great part to the worsening economic and political conditions in Germany, he decided to try to emigrate to the United States.

 
Marriage     Zygmunt William Birnbaum married Hilde Merzbach

 
Death December 15, 2000   Zygmunt William Birnbaum died at age 97 years

 

Parents

Father Birnbaum, Ignacy Isaac
Mother , Lina

Families

Married Wife Merzbach, Hilde
  Children
  1. Birnbaum, Ann
  2. Birnbaum, Richard

Narrative

Zygmunt William Birnbaum's parents and sister, were in Lwów during the war.
Despite his exhaustive efforts, he could not rescue his father, mother, and sister before they were taken prisoner by the Germans and transported to Bergen-Belsen.

Pedigree

  1. Birnbaum, Ignacy Isaac
    1. , Lina
      1. Birnbaum, Zygmunt William 'Bill' ben Yitzhak (Ignacy Isaac)
        1. Merzbach, Hilde
          1. Birnbaum, Ann
          2. Birnbaum, Richard

Ancestors