Original scientific paper
The Diagnostic Eye – On the History of Genetic and Racial Assessment in Pre-1938 Austria
Maria Teschler-Nicola
Abstract
The present contribution examines the history of the genetic biology experts reports in
Austria up until 1938. This field of activity effected the research topics and –methods at
the Viennese Institute for Anthropology considerably and caused an increase of application
in practice. The motives of the scientists, the coalition of interests as well as the orientation
towards the content of the discipline before 1938 – which created the prerequisites
for the racial experts reports of the NS time – will be discussed.
Keywords
history of anthropology; genetic and racial assessment; pre-1938 Austria
Hrčak ID:
28057
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2004.
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