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Hans Kurella
1858–1916
A German psychiatrist, neurologist, and prolific writer, he helped bring the ideas of criminal anthropology to a wider audience in Germany. His books and translations connected medicine, psychology, and social debate at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Cesare Lombroso, a modern man of science
by Hans Kurella
About the author
Born in Mainz on February 20, 1858, Hans Georg Kurella trained in medicine and went on to work as a psychiatrist and neurologist. He died in Dresden on October 25, 1916.
Alongside his medical work, he wrote extensively and became especially known for promoting criminal anthropology in Germany. He was closely associated with the work of the Italian psychiatrist Cesare Lombroso, translating and interpreting Lombroso's ideas for German readers and later writing a book on him in English.
Kurella's publications show how strongly late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century thinkers tried to connect crime, psychology, biology, and society. Today, his work offers a revealing window into the scientific and cultural debates of his era, even where the theories he advanced are now seen as historically dated.