Stavros Zurukzoglu (5 April 1896 – 26 November 1966) was an influential

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. In 1927 he got his Ph.D. in Medicine, he later became professor of

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.Sevasti : ''Anthropological Discourse and Eugenics in Interwar Greece.'' In: Turda, Marius and Weindling, Paul J. (editors): ''Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900–1940.'' Central European University Press, Budapest 2007, , p. 123–144
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. In 1956 he was appointed honorary professor of

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.''Reiz und Fremde jüdischer Kultur: 150 Jahre jüdische Gemeinden im Kanton Bern.'' P. Lang, Bern 2000
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* Ziegler, Beatrice. ''Verhinderte Wissenschaft? Universität und Eugenik in der Schweiz am Beispiel der Laufbahn von Stravros Zurukzoglu in Bern.'' Lecture held at the round table ''IV. Psychiatrists, Eugenicists: Biographies, Careers, Impact'' on February 20, 2002, led by Prof. Doris Kaufmann. ''Interdisziplinäre Tagung Psychiatrie und Eugenik im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert: Die Schweiz im europäisch-amerikanischen Kontext.'' Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, February 17–22, 2002. * , Sevasti: ''Anthropological Discourse and Eugenics in Interwar Greece.'' In: Turda, Marius and Weindling, Paul J. (editors): ''Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900–1940.'' Central European University Press, Budapest 2007, , p. 123–144.
S. 130 online

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zurukzoglu, Stavros 1896 births 1966 deaths Academic staff of the University of Bern Swiss eugenicists Turkish people of Greek descent Turkish emigrants to Switzerland

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