Ernst Rüdin and the State of Science

It should be no surprise to the readers of this journal that the intersection of eugenics, psychiatry, and National Socialism in the work of Swiss-born German scientist and physician Ernst Rudin ended poorly for the victims of his abominable ideas. As one of the primary architects of Nazi eugenics, Rudin’s impact was felt most immediately in the euthanasia programs that his ideas instigated and he helped design as chair of the Committee for...