Ernst Gennat
Regierungs- und Kriminalrat Ernst Gennat | |
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Gennat in 1931 | |
| Permanent Deputy to the Head of the Berlin Criminal Police | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernst August Ferdinand Gennat 1 January 1880 Plötzensee, Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 21 August 1939 (aged 59) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Resting place | Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery |
| Spouse | Elfriede Martha Dinger
(m. 1939) |
| Alma mater | Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität |
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Ernst August Ferdinand Gennat (1 January 1880 – 20 August 1939) was director of the Berlin criminal police. He worked under three political systems in his 30-year career as one of the most gifted and successful criminologists in the German Reich. His caseload included those of Fritz Haarmann and Peter Kürten.