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Fangerau, Heiner ORCID: 0000-0001-9065-3395, Martin, Michael and Karenberg, Axel (2021). Unsettling Realities of Nazism and the Legacy of the German Neurological Society. Ann. Neurol., 90 (4). S. 546 - 558. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1531-8249

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Abstract

Objective On behalf of the German Neurological Society (DGN), a study was conducted into how far former chairmen, honorary chairmen, and honorary members could be regarded as incriminated from the National Socialist period. While an online supplement of this journal presents seven individual biographies (in six papers) by way of example, this paper offers an overview summarizing the project results and introducing the biographies. Methods The first part and the methodological section discuss the difficulties of retrospectively identifying neurologists involved in the Nazi movement. Formal characteristics (eg, membership of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) or other Nazi organizations or participation in Nazi crimes) and content-related clues (eg, statements reflecting Nazi ideology, personal contacts with Nazi officials or active support of the system) can be helpful. Results The second part summarizes the principal results of a study of 28 German and Austrian neuroscientists with regard to their involvement and their post-war careers. Six of the seven founding fathers of the DGN were former NSDAP members; 10 of the 13 presidents in office until 1976 had belonged to Nazi organizations-the NSDAP, the SA (Brownshirts) or the SS (Blackshirts). Moreover, seven out of 10 honorary presidents had formal or substantive links to National Socialism. Of the German and Austrian honorary members appointed up to 1985, two-thirds had leanings to Nazi ideology or the National Socialist system. Interpretation This paper concludes by outlining how the DGN and its members are currently addressing this historical legacy in order to establish a responsible culture of remembrance. ANN NEUROL 2021

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fangerau, Heiner UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-3395 UNSPECIFIED Martin, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karenberg, Axel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-575339
DOI:	10.1002/ana.26206
Journal or Publication Title:	Ann. Neurol.
Volume:	90
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 546 - 558
Date:	2021
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1531-8249
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language WALTHER BIRKMAYER; BRAIN RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENTISTS; EPONYMS Multiple languages Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57533