Ernst Ruedin (* 19 April 1874 in pc. Gallen/Switzerland; "† 22 October 1952 in Munich) was a Swiss physician, psychiatrist and race public health specialist.

Ruedin was son of a textile buyer, the nut/mother was a lady doctor. From 1893-1898 it studied medicine at the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Neapel, Heidelberg, Berlin, Dublin and Zurich. 1898 it completed the state examination. Starting from 1899 it was Assistenz at the psychiatric university clinic with Eugen Bleuler. one attained a doctorate to 1901 Ruedin to the Dr. med.

After Assistenzzeit at the psychiatric department of the institute for detention Berlin Moabit was erab 1907 assistant, starting from 1909 upper physician and private lecturer with Emil Kraepelin in Munich. 1915 extraordinary professor for psychiatry. 1925-1928 director of the welfare and institute for care Friedmatt in Basel.

Afterwards in Munich chief of the psychiatric genealogisch demographic institute of the German research institute for psychiatry.

1931 become Ruedin department manager in the institute for emperor William for psychiatry in Munich into its populationsgenetisch eugenische working direction increasingly the "scientific" emphasis form.

Ruedin busy itself scientifically almost exclusively with the question of the transmission of mental disorders and the consequences developing from it. Already since 1903 it demanded the sterilization of humans with certain diagnoses.

During the elaboration of the "law for preventing hereditaryill new generation" from 14 July 1933, with which "biologically inferior hereditary property" by obligation sterilization are to become "switched off", Ruedin as well as Eugen Fischer was considerably involved.

Robert knight received 1935 due to a recommendation of professor to accomplish by the realm Ministry of Health the order, "a thorough rassenkundliche collection and sifting of all gypsies and gypsy half-breeds".

1937 it became member of the NSDAP. 1944 became it, just as Eugen Fischer, which highest scientific honor under Hitler, who lent "eagle sign of the German Reich". 1945 were extracted Ruedin from Swiss the citizen right, although this is "captive" actually.

The Americans interned Ruedin 1945, released him however already 1946 again, after Max Planck had used itself for him. When died 1952, Ruedin was located to one "the most outstanding founders of the genetic research in the psychiatry" had been in the death notice of the institute for Max-Planck for psychiatry.

Writings

• together with A. F. Ruttke (1934): To preventing hereditaryill new generation
• as publishers (1934): Hereditary teachings and eugenics in the state

Literature

• Peter Emil Becker: Sozialdarwinismus, racingism, Antisemitismus and thought, ways in the third realm, Bd. 2, X, 644 S., Thieme publishing house, Stuttgart 1990 ISBN 3-13-736901-0
• Peter Emil Becker: To the history of the eugenics. Ways in the third realm, IX, 403 S., Thieme publishing house, Stuttgart 1988 ISBN 3-13-716901-1 ("Ernst - psychiatry and eugenics, P. 122-133)
• T. Haenel (1982): To the history of the psychiatry
• Matthias's weber (1993): Ernst Ruedin, a critical biography
• Ernst Klee (2001): German medicine in the third realm. Careers and after 1945 ago. S. Fischer
• Peter Weingart, Kroll, Kurt Bayertz: Race, blood and genes. History of the Eugenik and eugenics in Germany, 3. Edition, 746 S., Frankfurt A.M. 2001 ISBN 3-518-28622-6

Related links

• http://www.thata.ch/thataromatagi970428.htm

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