Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Otmar_Freiherr_von_Verschuer
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Bonn
gptkb:University_of_Freiburg
gptkb:University_of_Munich
gptkbp:awardReceived Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-07-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wilhelmshaven,_German_Empire
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:child gptkb:Helmut_von_Verschuer
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:controversy connection to Auschwitz experiments
involvement in Nazi eugenics programs
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-08-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Münster,_West_Germany
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Eugen_Fischer
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Der_Erbarzt
gptkb:Zeitschrift_für_menschliche_Vererbungs-_und_Konstitutionslehre
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Frankfurt
gptkb:University_of_Münster
gptkb:Kaiser_Wilhelm_Institute_for_Anthropology,_Human_Heredity,_and_Eugenics
gptkbp:fieldOfWork eugenics
human genetics
twin research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Josef_Mengele
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_Ploetz
gptkb:Eugen_Fischer
gptkb:Ernst_Rüdin
gptkbp:knownFor eugenics research
influence on Nazi racial policies
research on twins
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Nazi_Party
SS
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Josef_Mengele
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
gptkb:professor
biologist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Zeitschrift_für_menschliche_Vererbungs-_und_Konstitutionslehre
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:researchInterest hereditary diseases
genetics of twins
racial hygiene
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:signature Otmar_Freiherr_von_Verschuer_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_von_Verschuer
gptkbp:title Freiherr (Baron)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Josef_Mengele
gptkb:Kaiser_Wilhelm_Institute_for_Anthropology,_Human_Heredity,_and_Eugenics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5