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Josef Mengele Research Paper

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On March 16th, 1911, Josef Mengele, the eldest of three sons, was born to Karl and Walburga Mengele in Gunzburg, Germany. In his hometown of Gunzburg, Mengele was considered to be “refined, intelligent, and popular” (“Josef Mengele, Angel of Death”). His family was considered to be upper middle class as the Mengele’s were the owners of a machine tools business. In 1935, Mengele earned a PhD in physical anthropology from the University of Munich. From there, he continues on to the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt. While there, Mengele “became the assistant of Dr. Otmer von Verschuer, a leading scientific figure widely known for his research with twins” (“US Holocaust Memorial”). In 1931, Josef Mengele joined

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