Friedrich Vogel (human geneticist)
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Born
5 March 1925
Friedrich Otto Vogel
5 March 1925
Died5 August 2006 (aged 81)
AlmamaterFree University of Berlin
FieldsHuman genetics
Friedrich Vogel | |
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| Born | Friedrich Otto Vogel 5 March 1925 |
| Died | 5 August 2006 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
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| Fields | Human genetics |
| Institutions | Heidelberg 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]
