Heyde, Werner, 1902-1964

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Heyde, Werner, 1902-1964
Other forms of name
Sawade, Fritz, 1902-1964
Date of birth
1902-04-25
Date of death
1964-02-13
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 22936208
Wikidata: Q68596
Library of congress: nb2001071820
TAU10: 000301594
Sources of Information
  • Die Heyde/Sawade-Affäre, 1998:p.9 (Prof. Dr. Werner Heyde; proponent of euthanasia under Nazi regime; changed name in 1945 to Dr. Fritz Sawade and remained undetected until 1959) p.12-13 (born 25 Apr. 1902 in Forst/Lausitz; committed suicide before trial 13 Feb. 1964)

Wikipedia description:

Werner Heyde (aka Fritz Sawade) (25 April 1902 – 13 February 1964) was a German psychiatrist. He was one of the main organizers of Nazi Germany's Aktion T4 euthanasia program.

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