| LC control no. | no 00054844 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rassenhygiene |
| Variant(s) | German Society for Racial Hygiene |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Field of activity | Eugenics |
| Found in | Volk und Rasse, Feb. 1939: verso of t.p. (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rassenhygiene) Wikipedia, June 13, 2024 (Germany Society for Racial Hygiene (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rassenhygiene); a German eugenic organization, founded 22 June 1905 by physician Alfred Poletz in Berlin; it was soon renamed International Society for Racial Hygiene, with branches in Berlin, Munich, Freiburg, and Stuttgart; affiliated with the British Eugenics Education Society; branches were established in Sweden, the United States, and the Netherlands; in 1924 the name reverted back to Germany Society for Racial Hygiene; by 1933 it had 1,300 members, including academics and high functionaries in the Nazi Party; it became defunct after World War II) |
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