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Success or failure? Pathologists persecuted under National Socialism and their careers after emigrating to the United States.
Pathol Res Pract. 2021 Feb; 218:153315.PR

Abstract

This study examines the biographies of pathologists persecuted by the National Socialists after their emigration from the German Reich to the USA. The work is based on primary sources from various archives and a systematic evaluation of secondary literature on the persons concerned. The study yields five central results: (1) Out of 118 identified persecuted pathologists, a total of 91 persons left the German Reich, 60 of them demonstrably to the USA. (2) The majority of the pathologists immigrated to the USA between 1938 and 1941. (3) A good two thirds of the pathologists were (again) employed in the USA as university teachers, the majority in the leading position of Full Professor. (4) The preferred area of employment was the East Coast of the USA. (5) The labor market situation was particularly favorable for specialized pathologists. It can be concluded that the majority of the emigrated pathologists studied succeeded in continuing or even expanding their professional careers in the USA, with existing academic networks playing a noticeable role. Pathology thus occupies a special position in the context of the migration history of persecuted physicians under National Socialism.

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Uhlendahl H
Institute for History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: huhlendahl@ukaachen.de.
Biermanns N
Institute for History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Sziranyi J
Institute for History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Groβ D
Institute for History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.

MeSH

Career ChoiceCareer MobilityEmigration and ImmigrationEmploymentGermanyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansNational SocialismPathologistsRefugeesUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Historical Article
Journal Article
Portrait

Language

eng

PubMed ID

33360971

Citation

Uhlendahl, Hendrik, et al. "Success or Failure? Pathologists Persecuted Under National Socialism and Their Careers After Emigrating to the United States." Pathology, Research and Practice, vol. 218, 2021, p. 153315.
Uhlendahl H, Biermanns N, Sziranyi J, et al. Success or failure? Pathologists persecuted under National Socialism and their careers after emigrating to the United States. Pathol Res Pract. 2021;218:153315.
Uhlendahl, H., Biermanns, N., Sziranyi, J., & Groβ, D. (2021). Success or failure? Pathologists persecuted under National Socialism and their careers after emigrating to the United States. Pathology, Research and Practice, 218, 153315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2020.153315
Uhlendahl H, et al. Success or Failure? Pathologists Persecuted Under National Socialism and Their Careers After Emigrating to the United States. Pathol Res Pract. 2021;218:153315. PubMed PMID: 33360971.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Success or failure? Pathologists persecuted under National Socialism and their careers after emigrating to the United States. AU - Uhlendahl,Hendrik, AU - Biermanns,Nico, AU - Sziranyi,Janina, AU - Groβ,Dominik, Y1 - 2020/12/14/ PY - 2020/10/20/received PY - 2020/12/02/revised PY - 2020/12/06/accepted PY - 2020/12/29/pubmed PY - 2021/11/5/medline PY - 2020/12/28/entrez KW - Emigration KW - National Socialism KW - Pathology KW - Persecution KW - USA SP - 153315 EP - 153315 JF - Pathology, research and practice JO - Pathol Res Pract VL - 218 N2 - This study examines the biographies of pathologists persecuted by the National Socialists after their emigration from the German Reich to the USA. The work is based on primary sources from various archives and a systematic evaluation of secondary literature on the persons concerned. The study yields five central results: (1) Out of 118 identified persecuted pathologists, a total of 91 persons left the German Reich, 60 of them demonstrably to the USA. (2) The majority of the pathologists immigrated to the USA between 1938 and 1941. (3) A good two thirds of the pathologists were (again) employed in the USA as university teachers, the majority in the leading position of Full Professor. (4) The preferred area of employment was the East Coast of the USA. (5) The labor market situation was particularly favorable for specialized pathologists. It can be concluded that the majority of the emigrated pathologists studied succeeded in continuing or even expanding their professional careers in the USA, with existing academic networks playing a noticeable role. Pathology thus occupies a special position in the context of the migration history of persecuted physicians under National Socialism. SN - 1618-0631 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33360971/Success_or_failure_Pathologists_persecuted_under_National_Socialism_and_their_careers_after_emigrating_to_the_United_States_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -