Joachim Mrugowsky

German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS, Holocaust perpetrator and convicted war criminal (1905–1948)
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Joachim Mrugowsky
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Joachim Mrugowsky

Summary

Joachim Mrugowsky is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rathenow[2]. He was born on August 15, 1905[3]. He died in Landsberg Prison[4]. He died on June 2, 1948[5]. He worked as a military physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], and politician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,683 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Joachim Mrugowsky's place of birth was Rathenow[2].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky died in Landsberg Prison[4].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky passed away in Landsberg am Lech[12].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky was born on August 15, 1905[3].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky died on June 2, 1948[5].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky held citizenship in German Empire[14].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky held citizenship in Weimar Republic[15].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky held citizenship in Nazi Germany[16].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky held citizenship in German Reich[17].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky worked as a military physician[6].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's professions included torturer[7].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's professions included concentration camp guard[9].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's professions included politician[10].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky worked as a bacteriologist[18].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was typhus[19].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was typhus vaccine[20].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was medicine[21].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was hygiene[22].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was biology[23].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky's field of work was botany[24].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky was employed by Leibniz University Hannover[25].
  • Among Joachim Mrugowsky's employers was Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[26].
  • Joachim Mrugowsky was employed by SD-Hauptamt[27].

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Origins and Family

Joachim Mrugowsky's place of birth was Rathenow[2]. He was born on August 15, 1905[3].

Education

Joachim Mrugowsky's education included a stint at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[28]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Natural Sciences[29] and professor[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], politician[10], and bacteriologist[18]. Fields of work include typhus[19], an infectious disease[31]; typhus vaccine[20], a vaccine type[32]; medicine[21], a field of study[33]; hygiene[22], founded in -3000[34]; biology[23], a branch of science[35]; and botany[24], an academic discipline[36]. Employers include Leibniz University Hannover[25], a public university[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1831[39], headquartered in Hanover[40]; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[26], a public university[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1502[43], headquartered in Halle (Saale)[44]; SD-Hauptamt[27], an intelligence agency[45], in Nazi Germany[46], founded in 1931[47], headquartered in Berlin[48]; 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler[49], a military unit[50], in Nazi Germany[51], founded in 1933[52], headquartered in Royal Prussian Main Cadet Institute[53]; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[54], a comprehensive university[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1809[57], headquartered in Berlin[58]; and Hygiene Institut der Waffen-SS[59], an organization[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1939[62].

Recognition

Awards received include Honour Chevron for the Old Guard[63], a service award[64], in German Reich[65], founded in 1934[66]; SS-Ehrenring[67]; SS-Ehrendegen[68]; Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze[69]; War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords[70]; and War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[71].

Personal Life

Joachim Mrugowsky was affiliated with the Nazi Party[72].

Death and Burial

Joachim Mrugowsky died on June 2, 1948[5]. Recorded place of death include Landsberg Prison[4], a prison[73], in Germany[74], founded in 1910[75] and Landsberg am Lech[12], a Greater district town[76], in Germany[77]. The cause of death was hanging to death[78].

Why It Matters

Joachim Mrugowsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,683 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]

FAQs

Where was Joachim Mrugowsky born?

Born in Rathenow[2], Joachim Mrugowsky…

Where did Joachim Mrugowsky die?

Joachim Mrugowsky passed away in Landsberg Prison[4].

What did Joachim Mrugowsky do for work?

Joachim Mrugowsky worked as military physician[6], torturer[7], university teacher[8], concentration camp guard[9], and politician[10].

Where did Joachim Mrugowsky go to school?

Joachim Mrugowsky was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[28].

What awards did Joachim Mrugowsky receive?

Honors received include Honour Chevron for the Old Guard[63], SS-Ehrenring[67], SS-Ehrendegen[68], and Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze[69].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [79] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [80] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Honour Chevron for the Old Guard, SS-Ehrenring, SS-Ehrendegen +3
    Tracesofwar person id → 77768
    Wikidata description → German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS, Holoc
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    Place of death → Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech
    Cause of death → hanging to death
    Instance of → human
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