Hubertus Strughold

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Hubertus Strughold was a German-born aerospace medicine physician who became known as the “father of space medicine” in the United States after World War II, despite controversy over his involvement in Nazi-era human experiments.

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instanceOf German emigrant to the United States
aerospace medicine physician
human
physician
scientist
academicDegree Doctor of Medicine
awardReceived NASA Distinguished Service Medal
birthCountry Germany
birthDate 1898-06-15
birthPlace Westtünnen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
citizenship Germany
United States of America
countryOfExile United States of America
deathDate 1986-09-25
deathPlace San Antonio, Texas, United States
educatedAt University of Munich
University of Münster
University of Würzburg
employer German Air Force Institute for Aviation Medicine
Luftwaffe Medical Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
linked to: NASA

U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
familyName Strughold
fieldOfWork aerospace medicine
aviation medicine
physiology
givenName Hubertus
hasCauseOfNotoriety alleged connection to Dachau concentration camp experiments
knownFor being called the "father of space medicine" in the United States
controversy over alleged involvement in Nazi-era human experiments
pioneering research in space medicine for the U.S. space program
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
legacy subject of debate regarding ethics and scientific contributions
memberOf National Socialist Teachers League
Nazi Party
name Hubertus Strughold
notableWork development of space medicine concepts for NASA
research on human physiology in spaceflight
occupation physician
university teacher
participatedIn World War II
positionHeld chief scientist at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
director of the German Air Force Institute for Aviation Medicine
professor of space medicine
religion Roman Catholicism
relocatedTo United States of America after World War II
wasBroughtToUnitedStatesBy Operation Paperclip
workLocation Berlin, Germany
San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Hubertus Strughold name Hubertus Strughold