Biographical analysis of 32 pharmacologists persecuted under the Nazi regime: scientific careers between persecution, emigration, and new beginnings.

ABSTRACT: Founded in 1873, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology is the oldest pharmacological journal, and several historical studies have already been published on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. The present study analyzes the influence of the persecution and expulsion of Jewish and dissident German pharmacologists during the Nazi era (1933-1945) on the development of their scientific careers. The analysis is based on the book "Verfolgte deutschsprachige Pharmakologen 1933-1945" (engl. "Persecuted German-speaking pharmacologists 1933-1945") by Ullrich Trendelenburg and Konrad Löffelholz (2008), which contains short biographies of 71 persecuted pharmacologists. For this study, 32 of these scientists were selected and their professional development was analyzed in detail. The results

SUBMITTER: Mispagel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678629 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature