Hermann Boehm (eugenicist)
Hermann Boehm | |
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Boehm at the Doctors Trial in 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1884 Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 7 June 1962 (aged 77) Giessen, West Germany |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Profession | Physician |
| Known for | Racial hygiene |
| Awards | Blood Order Golden Party Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 |
| Rank | Medical officer |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Hermann Alois Boehm (27 October 1884 – 7 June 1962) was a German eugenicist, physician, and professor of "racial hygiene" in Nazi Germany. He was an early member of the Nazi Party and its paramilitary organization, the Sturmabteilung (SA), rising to the rank of SA-Gruppenführer. He held many important administrative, educational and clinical research posts dealing with Nazi eugenics. After the end of the Second World War, he testified at the Doctors Trial in Nuremberg against the defendants involved in the Nazi euthanasia program but was not himself prosecuted.