Julius Deussen
Julius Deussen (born June 25, 1906 in Leipzig , † December 28, 1974 ) was a German physician, psychiatrist and philosopher. During the National Socialist era he was responsible for the murder of disabled children.
biography
Before 1945
From 1926 Deussen studied medicine, philosophy and natural sciences at the University of Leipzig and was known as a student with Hans Prinzhorn , who influenced him and, like him, was based on the philosophy of Ludwig Klages . In 1933, with his work Logical and Non-Logical in the Spiritual Principle with Ludwig Klages, he became a Dr. phil is doing his doctorate . In May 1933 he joined the NSDAP and founded the working group for biocentric research in Leipzig , which dealt with the metaphysical part of Klages' philosophy. This working group participated in the working group of the German Faith Movement .
The study of medicine began Deussen in Freiburg , where he in 1936 approved . At times he worked as a political instructor and press officer for the NSDAP. From 1937 he was the party's local group training leader. After working in psychiatric institutions in Freiburg and Haina (monastery) , he took over the management of the genetic psychology department at the German Research Institute for Psychiatry in Munich in 1939 . At the same time, he was since 1939 an employee in the racial policy office of the Gauleitung Munich / Upper Bavaria. Until 1945 he worked closely with Ernst Rüdin .
As an employee of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Psychiatry, Deussen carried out experiments on disabled children in connection with " euthanasia ". The killing of the children was an integral part of the experiment.
During the Second World War Deussen was employed as a military psychiatrist in France and in 1943 for a few months with Army Group North in the German-occupied territories of the Soviet Union .
After 1945
After the war, Deussen initially worked as a general practitioner in Plankstadt near Heidelberg . From 1955 to 1956 he worked as a government medical advisor at the Bavarian Ministry of Justice . From 1956 until his retirement in 1966 he worked as a psychiatrist in the German Armed Forces , initially as a senior staff doctor and on-site doctor in Bremen . In 1960 he was transferred to Cologne , where he was responsible for assessing conscientious objectors .
Deussen died in 1974 at the age of 68 and was buried in Cologne's Melaten cemetery (hallway 55).
See also
literature
- Volker Roelcke , Writing CVs - The various curricula vitae of the psychiatrist Julius Deussen before and after 1945 , In: Concertino. Ensemble from the history of culture and medicine / Ed. Grundmann K., Sahmland I. - Marburg: Marburg University Library, 2008. - 305 pp. - (Writings of the Marburg University Library; Vol. 131). ISBN 978-3-8185-0452-6 , pp. 221-232.
- Ernst Klee : The dictionary of persons on the Third Reich . Who was what before and after 1945 . 2nd Edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Deussen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deussen, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physician, psychiatrist and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1974 |