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Eugen Fischer

1874–1967

A central and deeply controversial figure in early 20th-century German anthropology, his work shaped debates about heredity and race in ways that still draw scrutiny today. He was a physician, professor, and institutional leader whose career became closely tied to the history of eugenics in Germany.

A leading German geneticist whose work became deeply entangled with the rise of eugenics in the early 20th century, he remains a stark example of how science can be used to support destructive political ideas.