title: The diagnostic eye--on the history of genetic and racial assessment in pre-1938 Austria.
abstract: The present contribution examines the history of the genetic biology experts reports in Austria up until 1938. This field of activity effected the research topics and -methods at the Viennese Institute for Anthropology considerably and caused an increase of application in practice. The motives of the scientists, the coalition of interests as well as the orientation towards the content of the discipline before 1938--which created the prerequisites for the racial experts reports of the NS time--will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria. maria.teschler@unive.ac.at
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teschler-Nicola
mesh_terms: D000885:Anthropology, Physical / Q000266:history*; D001317:Austria; D005858:Germany / Q000208:ethnology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D010334:Paternity; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics*