Friedrich Vogel (human geneticist)

Friedrich Vogel
Born
Friedrich Otto Vogel

(1925-03-05)5 March 1925
Berlin, Weimar Republic
Died5 August 2006(2006-08-05) (aged 81)
Heidelberg, Germany
Alma materFree University of Berlin
Scientific career
FieldsHuman genetics
InstitutionsHeidelberg University
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Friedrich Otto Vogel (6 March 1925, Berlin – 5 August 2006, Heidelberg) was a German human geneticist. Together with Arno Motulsky he established the journal Human Genetics in 1964, of which he remained editor-in-chief for more than 25 years.[1] He was a member of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften.[2] In 1962, Vogel was named professor of human genetics and founding chair of the Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics at Heidelberg University.[3] Vogel became the leading German human geneticist and played a significant role in the rehabilitation of this field after the misuse of genetics by the Nazi regime (1932-1945).[4]

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  4. ^ Sperling, Karl (2006). "Obituary: Prof. Dr. Med. Dr. H. C. Friedrich Vogel (1925–2006)". Human Genetics. 120 (6): 755–757. doi:10.1007/s00439-006-0297-8. S2CID 34825404.