From Nazi victim to honored scientist: The two lives of Jewish anatomist Harry Sicher (1889–1974)

Schunck, Timo; Groß, Dominik

doi:10.1016/j.aanat.2020.151667

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“…Fifty‐five of the 179 saw their career disrupted for racist or political reasons, and they were forced to either emigrate or risk imprisonment. Among those who had distinguished careers after their emigration to the United States were neuroanatomist Hartwig Kuhlenbeck (1897–1984; Stahnisch, 2016), histologist Hans Elias (1907–1985; Hildebrandt, 2012) and dental anatomist Harry Sicher (1889–1974; Schunck & Gross, 2021). Of the 124 anatomists who remained in Germany, 102 joined the Nazi party, 43 joined the SA—the brown shirts or storm troopers—and 13 joined the SS—the Nazi death head squads.…”

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Books, bones and bodies: The relevance of the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany for medical education today

Hildebrandt

2021

The Anatomical Record

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The history of anatomy in Nazi Germany highlights the consequences to humanity when the destructive potentials immanent to all science and medicine are enabled by an anti-democratic, totalitarian regime. Anatomy presents an example of ethical transgressions by scientists and health care professionals that were amplified in the criminal political climate of the Nazi regime. This can happen anywhere, as science is never apolitical. This article gives a short account of anatomy in Nazi Germany, which is followed by an outline of the tangible and intangible legacies from this history, to then discuss implications for anatomy education today. While Jewish and politically dissident anatomists were forced out of their positions and country by the Nazi regime, the majority of the remaining anatomists joined the Nazi party and used bodies of Nazi victims for education and research. Some anatomists even performed deadly human experiments. Patterns and legacies that emerge from this history can be traced into the present and concern research ethics in general and anatomical body procurement specifically. They shed light on current practices and controversies in the anatomical sciences, including anthropology. It will be argued here that the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany can inform current anatomy education in a concept of anatomy as the first "clinical discipline." By integrating insights from the history of anatomy into the learning process, anatomy education can model an approach to medicine that includes a full appreciation of the shared humanity of medical practitioners and patients. K E Y W O R D Sanatomical body procurement, anatomy in Nazi Germany, ethics of anatomy, history of anatomy, humanities in anatomy education

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Section: Anatomy In National Socialist (Nazi) Germany: From Tradition...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Books, bones and bodies: The relevance of the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany for medical education today

Hildebrandt

2021

The Anatomical Record

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Hans Pichler (1877–1949) – Begründer der MKG-Chirurgie und der zahnärztlichen Weiterbildung in Österreich

Groß

2021

MKG-Chirurg

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Escaping Nazi Germany: Jewish refugee dentists and their post-emigration careers in the United States of America

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Groß

2023

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From Nazi victim to honored scientist: The two lives of Jewish anatomist Harry Sicher (1889–1974)

Cited by 5 publications

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Books, bones and bodies: The relevance of the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany for medical education today

Books, bones and bodies: The relevance of the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany for medical education today

Hans Pichler (1877–1949) – Begründer der MKG-Chirurgie und der zahnärztlichen Weiterbildung in Österreich

Escaping Nazi Germany: Jewish refugee dentists and their post-emigration careers in the United States of America

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