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Dienst voor Ras- en Erfgezondheidszorg

English translation: The Program for Racial Health and Hereditary Hygiene

21:16 Mar 18, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - History / National Socialism
Dutch term or phrase: Dienst voor Ras- en Erfgezondheidszorg
XXX hechtte kennelijk zoveel belang aan zijn ideaal van de �geteelde elite� dat hij dit in de oorlogsjaren in zijn eigen gezin in de praktijk trachtte te brengen. Via Delbaere leerde hij de jonge ambitieuze SS-arts Jan van der Hoeven (1912-1998) kennen, hoofd van de Dienst voor Ras- en Erfgezondheidszorg en leider van de sectie Biologen en Eugenetici van het Medisch Front.
Luuk Arens
Netherlands
Local time: 18:24
English translation:The Program for Racial Health and Hereditary Hygiene
Explanation:
There is plenty of info on the web if you look up van der Hoeven...
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Carolyn Gille
Local time: 18:24
Grading comment
I see I could have easily found it myself. But thanks anyway for your suggestion.
Luuk
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2The Program for Racial Health and Hereditary Hygiene
Carolyn Gille
3Department of racial and hereditary health
Edward Vreeburg
2department for race - and hereditary disease care
Verginia Ophof


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The Program for Racial Health and Hereditary Hygiene


Explanation:
There is plenty of info on the web if you look up van der Hoeven...


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=snZYmnrS-P4C&pg=PA113&lpg=P...
Carolyn Gille
Local time: 18:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I see I could have easily found it myself. But thanks anyway for your suggestion.
Luuk

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edward Vreeburg: same book, you where just a bit quicker!
8 mins
  -> ;-)
agree  writeaway: will never understand the reluctance to do www research, unless the idea is just to save time and let others do it instead. the www should have all the necessary info on this sort of subject. question of just taking the time and looking
3 hrs
  -> Ths is often the case...
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Department of racial and hereditary health


Explanation:
In German: Rasse- und Siedlungs-hauptamt van Erbbiology (heriditary biology )

Look up : Scientific Research in World War II: What Scientists Did in the War Door Ad Maas,Hans Hooijmaijers,
this describes Dr van der Hoeven's carreer

Studies in - anthropology and eugenics and hereditary health

Edward Vreeburg
Netherlands
Local time: 18:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
department for race - and hereditary disease care


Explanation:
Beginning in 1942, the Department for Race and Erfgezondheidszorg established under the leadership of SS-doctor Van der Hoeven. The purpose of this service was the understanding of eugenics.


    Reference: http://www.gebladerte.nl/40137e01.htm
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 10:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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