Mathwar/Neumann Bernhard
Bernhard Neumann
Bernhard Neumann (* October 15th 1909 in Berlin, † Ocotber 21th 2002 in Canberra)
Life
The year 1939 saw the start of World War II and now Neumann's position as a German in England became a difficult one despite having fled there to escape from the Nazis. He was briefly interned as an enemy alien but, in 1940, he was released. The University of Cardiff had not requested that he return there (if they had he would have been released earlier) so he joined the Pioneer Corps. Later he joined the Royal Artillery, and lastly the Intelligence Corps for the duration of the war. After the war ended Neumann volunteered for service in Germany with the Intelligence Corps and he was able to make contact with his wife's family at that time. Turning down an offer to return to Cardiff on the grounds that they had not helped him when he was interned, Neumann searched for an academic appointment again, and this time was appointed as a lecturer at Hull in 1946.