Stavros Zurukzoglu

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

Stavros Zurukzoglu
BornApril 5, 1896 (1896-04-05)
İzmir, modern-day Turkey
DiedNovember 26, 1966(1966-11-26) (aged 70)
NationalityGreek, Swiss
CitizenshipSwiss citizen
Known forhis writings on eugenics
Scientific career
FieldsBacteriology
Social hygienics
Eugenics
InstitutionsUniversity 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

  • 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

  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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