Stavros Zurukzoglu

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Stavros Zurukzoglu
Born5 April 1896 (1896-04-05)
İzmir, modern-day Turkey
Died26 November 1966(1966-11-26) (aged 70)
NationalityGreek, Swiss
CitizenshipSwiss citizen
Known forhis writings on eugenics
Scientific career
FieldsBacteriology
Social hygienics
Eugenics
InstitutionsUniversity of Berne

Stavros Zurukzoglu (5 April 1896 – 26 November 1966) was an influential Swiss eugenicist.

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]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Reiz und Fremde jüdischer Kultur: 150 Jahre jüdische Gemeinden im Kanton Bern. P. Lang, Bern 2000 (online).
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