Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, who fled Nazis, honoured with London plaque

Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, who fled his homeland as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler began his rise to power, has been honoured with a blue plaque at his former London home. Famed Austrian writer Stefan Zweig lived in flat number 71, at 49, Hallam Street, for three years until 1939 after fleeing his homeland as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler began his rise to power. READ ALSO: Freud's voice to be heard again in ViennaSS units would have been directed to Hallam Street to detain and "neutralise" Zweig. A round blue plaque, recently mounted on the block's exterior, now alerts passers-by to the building's famous former resident. Freud eulogyAdvertisement"Stefan Zweig 1881-1942, Austrian Writer lived in flat 71, 1936-1939," reads the marker erected as part of the English Heritage's Blue Plaques programme.