Dr Josef Mengele (1911 – 1979), Nazi officer and doctor, became the epitome of medical evil. A member of the SS, Dr Mengele conducted grotesque experiments on concentration camp inmates. Deploying his medical knowledge in the service of eugenics, Mengele was dubbed the ‘angel of death.’ I will not describe his experiments in this article. … Continue reading Josef Mengele was a ruthless Nazi doctor, but he was no outlier; he built upon eugenics policies first developed in the United States