Human genetics and the mass murder of Jews, gypsies and others
TitreHuman genetics and the mass murder of Jews, gypsies and others
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0124
N° d'objet03505I
Lieu de publicationBloomington, Indiana, United States, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Année de publication
1998
Paginationpp103-114
MatérielArticle
ISBN253333741
NotesPaper presented at the inaugural conference of the United States Holocaust Research Institute and published in the book 'The Holocaust and history.'pp103-114
Description
This is an example of genetics as a genocidal force. The author traces the influence of the 1921 genetics textbook by Erwin Baur, Eugen Fischer and Fritz Lenz on Hitler, who read it in prison, where it formed some of the core ideas of Mein Kampf. Also traces the career of Josef Mengele