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The role of anatomists in the destruction of victims of National Socialism

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Monday, March 23, 2015
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sabine Hildebrandt, M.D.
Trent History of Medicine Speaker Series

The history of anatomy during the National Socialist (NS) period from 1933 to 1945 has only recently come under systematic investigation. Most German anatomists became members of the NS party, while other anatomists were persecuted for so-called "racial" or political reasons. Body procurement included increasing numbers of bodies of victims of the NS system. Anatomists used these bodies for teaching and research purposes, and thus played a decisive role in the NS regime's intended utter annihilation of its perceived enemies. Current research is focused on the reconstruction of the victims' identities and their dignified memorialization.

Type: LECTURE/TALK
Contact: Rachel Ingold