Hugo Spatz

Deceased Person

1888 – 1969

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Who was Hugo Spatz?

Hugo Spatz was a German neuropathologist. In 1937, he was appointed director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research. He was a member of the Nazi Party, and admitted to knowingly performing much of his controversial research on the brains of executed prisoners. Along with Julius Hallervorden, he is credited with the discovery of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome.

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Born
Sep 2, 1888
Died
Jan 27, 1969

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on July 23, 2013

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