Paul Nitsche
German psychiatrist (1876–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hermann Paul Nitsche (November 25, 1876 – March 25, 1948) was a German psychiatrist known for his expert endorsement of the Third Reich's euthanasia authorization and who later headed the Medical Office of the T-4 Euthanasia Program.
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Born | Hermann Paul Nitsche (1876-11-25)November 25, 1876 Pfuhlsborn, German Empire |
Died | March 25, 1948(1948-03-25) (aged 71) Münchner Platz Prison, Dresden, Allied-occupied Germany |
Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Criminal status | Executed |
Motive | Nazism |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | Tens of thousands |
Span of crimes | 1940–1945 |
Target(s) | Mentally ill and intellectually disabled people |
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Nitsche was born in 1876 in Colditz, Saxony. His father, Hermann Nitsche, was a psychiatrist.[1] He attended elementary school in Pirna (German: Volksschule) from 1882 to 1887.[1] Nitsche was condemned to death for crimes against humanity for killing over one thousand people, and guillotined in March 1948 in Dresden.