Robert Ritter

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Ritter in 1936 (shown on the right)

Robert Ritter, Ph. D. (14 May 1901 – 15 April 1951) was a German psychiatrist and physician best known for his work related to the Romani people.

Born in Aachen, Ritter received his doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Munich in 1927. Continuing his studies in child psychology, Ritter received his doctorate in medicine at University of Heidelberg in 1930.

Holocaust

In 1936, Ritter was appointed to head the newly created Eugenic and Population Biological Research Station of the Reich Health and Sanitation Office. By 1941, his research about the Roma led to Axis forces implementing a policy of genocide against them. ^{[citation needed]} Ritter then became chief of the newly created Criminal Biological Institute of the Reich Security Head Office. Ritter's team of researchers included a number of younger race scientists, including Eva Justin, Adolf Würth, and Sophie Ehrhardt.

After the war, Ritter was employed as a psychologist for the Frankfurt Public Health Office, along with Eva Justin. In 1948, at the behest of Roma survivors of the Porajmos, the Frankfurt prosecutor's office opened an inquiry into Ritter's Nazi-era activities. The case was closed in 1950, on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

Ritter died on 15 April 1951 at the Hohemark psychiatric clinic in Oberursel from complications of high blood pressure.^[1] Other works state that he committed suicide.^[2]

References

↑ Schmidt-Degenhard 2008, p. 273.
↑ Dr. Robert Ritter: Racial Science And "Gypsies"

External links

Sources

Schmidt-Degenhard, Tobias Joachim (2008). Robert Ritter 1901 - 1951. Zu Leben und Werk des NS-"Zigeunerforschers". Tübingen.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 30337809 LCCN: n92044365 ISNI: 0000 0000 3082 9320 GND: 119015501

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Name	Ritter, Robert
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Short description	German psychologist
Date of birth	14 May 1901
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Date of death	1950
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