In 1919 Hans was engaged to be married.
How do I know this ? Because I read it in a book !
Or, to be more precise, because I read it in five books !!!!!
I recently entered Hans margulies in the "Google Books"
search machine and was surprised to find references to five books about Joseph Roth,
where Hans was mentioned. The books themselves weren't available on Google Books,
but I managed to track them all down in the local libraries here.
"Ich kann dich nicht vergessen, aber ich muß heiraten."
(I can't forget you, but I have to get married.)
Letter from Friederike to Joseph Roth[1]
Da saß auch auch das Mädchen Friedl, an der Seite ihres Bräutigams, Hans Margulies. Das war ein junger Journalist, der zur Zeit, da Joseph Roth noch Polizeireporte für Wiener Arbeiter-Zeitung schrieb, schmissige Sportberichte verfaßte, die er gerne mit englischen Fachausdrücke wie endspurt, grandioser finish und ähnlichem Zierat verbrämte. Er trug auch ein Monokel, was Joseph Roth, der am selben Tisch zu sitzen pflegt, nicht wenig ärgerte, obwohl - oder, wie man's nehmen will, weil - er selbst im Jahre 1913 als junger Student auch ein Monokel zu tragen pflegte, was bei seinen nächsten Freunden (zum Beispiel bei mir) nicht wenig Hohn erregte. Ich erwähne dieses eigentlich lächerlich belanglose Vorkommnis, weil ich im Ernst überzeugt bin, daß Joseph Roths Interesse für die Braut von Hans Margulies mit dem Ärger über sein Monokel begonnen hat. [4]Another "hole" ? :
Friedl was also sitting there, beside her fiancé, Hans Margulies. He was a joung journalist, who at this time, when Joseph Roth was writing police reports for the viennese Arbeiter-Zeitung, was writing zippy/snappy(?) sports reports, trimming them happily with english specialist terms like endspurt, grandioser finish and simialr embellishments. He wore a monocle. This annoyed Joseph Roth, who liked to sit at the same table, although - or, as you wish, because - he uesd to where a monocle in 1913, when he was a young student. His friends (myself included) used to tease him a lot about it. I mention this minor occurence, because I am seriously convonced, that Joseph Roth's interest for Hans Margulies' fianceé began with this annoyance about his monocle.
wrote snappy/zippy sports reportsI have found nothing that confirms this statement, neither in his own CV or anywhere else.
Friedl Reichler mit Hans Margulies [?]
... probably with her first fiancée, Hans Margulies