dr. josef mengele by sarah bibbey december 2, 2011 term 2
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Dr. Josef Mengele By Sarah Bibbey
December 2, 2011Term 2
His Early LifeHis name was Josef Rudolf MengeleHe was born on March 16, 1911- Died
on February 7, 1979Josef was the oldest of 3 children.His family included: his brother Karl
Junior, his sister Alois, and his parents Karl and Walburga Mengele.
Later in LifeMarried Irene Schönbein on July 28,
1939He and Irene had one child named
Rolf, who was born March 11, 1941In 1949, his wife Irene divorced himMengele remarried Martha Mengele
who was his younger brother’s widow.They had no children with each other
His Studies In 1935, Mengele earned a PhD in
Anthropology from the University of Munich.
1937 he became the assistant to Dr. Otmar Freiherr Von Verschuer was known for his research in genetics
Also Mengele studied under Theodor Mollison and Eugen Fischer who were involved in medical experiments on the Herero tribe in South-West Africa
Military ServiceIn 1937 Mengele joined the Nazi PartyMengele was drafted into the army in
1940Just before he was transferred to
Auschwitz, Mengele was promoted to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in April 1943.
Auschwitz May 1943 Mengele replaced another
doctor who had fallen ill Became Chief Medical Officer of the
main infirmary camp at BirkenauMengele earned the nickname "Angel
of Death" for the cruelty he visited upon prisoners
Human Experimentation
Mengele used Auschwitz as an opportunity to continue his research on heredity, using inmates for human experimentation.
Mengele's experiments also included attempts to change eye color by injecting chemicals into children's eyes
He had a long life fascination with identical twins
After Auschwitz
The SS abandoned the Auschwitz camp on January 27, 1945, and Mengele transferred to Gross Rosen camp in Lower Silesia, again working as camp physician.
The unit hurried west to avoid being captured by the Soviets and were taken as prisoners of war by the Americans.
Mengele, initially registered under his own name, was released in June 1945 with papers giving his name as "Fritz Hollmann".
In South AmericaIn Buenos Aires, Mengele at first worked in
construction, but soon came in contact with influential Germans, who allowed him an affluent lifestyle in subsequent years.
Mengele practiced medicine, specializing in illegal abortions, and was briefly detained by police on one occasion for the death of a patient during an abortion.
He was doing well in South America, yet Mengele feared being captured, especially after news of Eichmann's capture and subsequent trial were revealed
ManhuntMengele was listed on the Allies' list of
war criminals as early as 1944.His name was mentioned in the
Nuremberg trials several times, but Allied forces were convinced that Mengele was dead, which was also claimed by Irene and the family.
Mengele sightings were reported all over the world, but they turned out to be false.
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