Rainer Knussmann
Rainer Knußmann (born April 15, 1936 in Mainz ; † October 30, 2017 ) was a German anthropologist .
Knußmann received his doctorate in 1960 under Ilse Schwidetzky at the University of Mainz with a thesis on constitution and choice of partner . He was a professor of human biology and for many years director of the anthropological institute at the University of Hamburg . His best known writing is the textbook of anthropology and human genetics . He was also the editor of anthropology. Handbook of comparative human biology (Thieme, Stuttgart 1988).
literature
- Andreas Lüddecke : Races, skulls and scholars: on the political functionality of anthropological research and teaching in the tradition of Egon von Eickstedt . Peter Lang AG , 2000. ISBN 3-631-37081-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Rainer Knußmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Rainer Knußmann in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Knußmann, memorial page, obituary notice. In: vrm-trauer.de. November 25, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ↑ Rainer Knußmann in the Hamburg professor catalog (accessed on October 10, 2018)
- ↑ Renate Nimtz-Köster : Old teaching cemented: Are German anthropologists still allowed to teach "racial studies"? Students and professors demand the abolition of the subject, which is entrenched in tradition. In: Der Spiegel . No. 20, May 12, 1997.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knussmann, Rainer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German anthropologist and professor of human biology |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2017 |