Mitte in Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
Georg J. Mayer
Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 2026
1. Georg J. Mayer Marker
Hier wohnte
Georg J. Mayer
Jg. 1902
Seit 1935 mehrmals
verhaftet §175
Zuchthausstrafen
Sicherungsverwahrung
1941 Mauthausen/Gusen
Ermordet 5.1.1943
Georg J. Mayer, born in 1902, lived here. Since 1935 he was arrested several times under §175, sentenced to prison terms, placed in preventive detention in 1941, deported to Mauthausen/Gusen, and murdered there on 5 Jan. 1943.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1943.
Location. 49° 27.259′ N, 11° 4.819′ E. Marker is in Nürnberg, Bayern (Bavaria). It is in Mitte. It is at the intersection of Heugäßchen and Tucherstraße, on the right when traveling north on Heugäßchen. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Heugäßchen 6, Nürnberg BY 90402, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lemel Berger (within shouting distance of this marker); Sara Berger (within shouting distance of this marker); Hans Sachs (within shouting distance of this marker); Leo Katzenberger (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Nürnberger Hauptsynagoge / Nuremberg Main Synagogue (about 120 meters away); Reichskleinodien / Imperial Regalia (about 120 meters away); Heilig-Geist-Spital / Hospital of the Holy Spirit (about 150 meters away); Unsere Liebe Frau / Our Lady (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nürnberg.
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1. Stolperstein. Wikipedia
A Stolperstein (in English "stumbling block") is a ten-centimetre (four-inch) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. The Stolpersteine project, initiated by the German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992, aims to commemorate persons at the last place that they chose freely to reside, work or study (with exceptions possible on a case-by-case basis) before they fell victim to Nazi terror, forced euthanasia, eugenics, deportation to a concentration or extermination camp, or escaped persecution by emigration or suicide. As of June 2023, 100,000 Stolpersteine have been laid, making the Stolpersteine project the world's largest decentralized memorial.(Submitted on March 22, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Georg Jean Mayer (Stolpersteine Nürnberg, in German). Excerpt (in translation):
Georg Jean Mayer was born on February 13, 1902, in Nuremberg. His parents were Konrad and Gertraud Mayer, née Fersch. His father worked as a packer. After attending elementary school and completing an apprenticeship, Mayer worked in various factories as a milling machine operator. Later he earned his living as a porter in several hotels. From 1930 onward, Mayer and his mother jointly ran a flower shop in downtown Nuremberg. On April 28, 1934, he married Elsa Wittasek, who had been born on May 12, 1905, in Fürth. The marriage was dissolved by divorce on August 2, 1935.(Submitted on March 23, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
In the same year, the Nuremberg District Court first convicted Mayer of violating Paragraph 175; the sentence was one year in prison. While in prison, Mayer met a fellow inmate with whom he had a sexual relationship and withwhom he remained in contact after his release. During a visit Mayer made to his friend in Diepersdorf in Middle Franconia, the police became aware of the two men in March 1938 following a denunciation. Mayer was immediately arrested in his apartment and taken into pre-trial detention.Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 20262. Georg J. Mayer Marker
Police officers then began investigating his social circle and identified additional sexual partners of Mayer from the preceding months and years, some of them minors. The results of the investigation led to Mayer being charged before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court, which in June 1938 sentenced him to three years in a penitentiary. In addition, the judges ruled that he be placed in preventive detention as a “dangerous habitual criminal,” meaning that he would not be released even after serving his prison sentence. Mayer was therefore imprisoned in the Waldheim penitentiary in Saxony until June 1941.
As a preventive detainee, he was then transferred to the Straubing penitentiary and, on orders of the Reich Ministry of Justice, sent in December 1942 to the Mauthausen concentration camp. In this camp, where the SS practiced the policy of “extermination through labor,” prisoners in the category of “preventive detention” were often murdered within a very short time. Mayer met the same fate only a few days after his arrival: his death is recorded in the death register of the Gusen subcamp, which belonged to Mauthausen, on January 5, 1943.
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 2026
3. Georg J. Mayer Marker
The marker is located in front of the entrance to the building on the ground.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
