Stavros Zurukzoglu (5 April 1896 – 26 November 1966) was an influential Swiss eugenicist.
Stavros Zurukzoglu | |
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| Born | 5 April 1896 |
| Died | 26 November 1966 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Greek, Swiss |
| Citizenship | Swiss citizen |
| Known for | his writings on eugenics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology Social hygienics Eugenics |
| Institutions | University of Berne |
In 1927 he got his Ph.D. in Medicine, he later became professor of bacteriology and hygiene at the University of Bern.[1] In 1956 he was appointed honorary professor of social hygiene and eugenics.[2]
Further reading
edit- Ziegler, Beatrice. Verhinderte Wissenschaft? Universität und Eugenik in der Schweiz am Beispiel der Laufbahn von Stravros Zurukzoglu in Bern. Lecture held at the round table IV. Psychiatrists, Eugenicists: Biographies, Careers, Impact on February 20, 2002, led by Prof. Doris Kaufmann. Interdisziplinäre Tagung Psychiatrie und Eugenik im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert: Die Schweiz im europäisch-amerikanischen Kontext. Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, February 17–22, 2002.
- Trubeta, Sevasti: Anthropological Discourse and Eugenics in Interwar Greece. In: Turda, Marius and Weindling, Paul J. (editors): Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900–1940. Central European University Press, Budapest 2007, ISBN 978-963-7326-77-6, p. 123–144. (S. 130 online)
References
edit- ^ Sevasti Trubeta: Anthropological Discourse and Eugenics in Interwar Greece. In: Turda, Marius and Weindling, Paul J. (editors): Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900–1940. Central European University Press, Budapest 2007, ISBN 978-963-7326-77-6, p. 123–144 (S. 130 online).
- ^ Reiz und Fremde jüdischer Kultur: 150 Jahre jüdische Gemeinden im Kanton Bern. P. Lang, Bern 2000 (online).
