Eduard Pernkopf
Austrian anatomist who compiled controversial textbook during Nazi era / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eduard Pernkopf (November 24, 1888 – April 17, 1955) was an Austrian professor of anatomy who later served as rector of the University of Vienna, his alma mater. He is best known for his seven-volume anatomical atlas, Topographische Anatomie des Menschen (translated as Atlas of Topographical and Applied Human Anatomy; often colloquially known as the Pernkopf atlas or just Pernkopf), prepared by Pernkopf and four artists over a 20-year period.[1] While it is considered a scientific and artistic masterpiece,[2] with many of its color plates reprinted in other publications and textbooks, it has been in recent years found that Pernkopf and the artists working for him, all of them ardent Nazis, used executed political prisoners as their subjects.
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![]() Eduard Pernkopf in academic regalia. | |
Born | (1888-11-24)24 November 1888 |
Died | 17 April 1955(1955-04-17) (aged 66) Vienna, Austria |
Nationality | Austrian German |
Alma mater | University of Vienna (MD, 1912) |
Known for | Topographische Anatomie des Menschen, anatomical atlas derived from executed Nazi political prisoners |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomy |