Alfred Ploetz

German physician, biologist, and eugenicist

1860 CE to 1940 CE

Alfred Ploetz (August 22, 1860 – March 20, 1940) was a German physician, biologist, eugenicist known for coining the term racial hygiene (Rassenhygiene) and promoting the concept in Germany.

Rassenhygiene is a form of eugenics.

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