I was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire on May 6, 1856. My father was a merchant, and I have two half brothers from my mom. I lived in Vienna until 1938 when it was occupied by Germany. My family background is Jewish, but my father was a freethinker and I am vowed atheist.
In 1873, I entered the University of Vienna medical school. Above that, I was interested in science. I wanted to go into neurophysiologic research, but it was difficult to get into pure research at that time, unless a person was independently wealthy. …
