title: Beyond victimhood. The struggle of Munich anatomist Titus von Lanz during National Socialism.
abstract: The article analyzes the life and career of the anatomist Titus von Lanz (1897-1967) of Munich focusing on the period of National Socialism (NS). Von Lanz lost his position as an associate professor at the Anatomical Institute of Munich University because of his marriage to a "half-Jewish" woman in 1938. In contrast to most of his colleagues affected by National Socialist measures, von Lanz had opportunities to save his career and made extensive use of them. His story is that of a complicated struggle for the continuation of his work, involving a wide range of supporters from prestigious physicians to high-ranking National Socialist officials as well as the alienation of his colleagues at the Munich department of anatomy. The article tries to clarify these developments through the presentation of his social background, his supporters, his enemies, the research he conducted during NS and von Lanz' own remembrance of these developments from the post-war period. It aims at laying out a critical appreciation of his motives and actions, thereby contributing to the understanding of individual behavior of anatomists under NS.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Ethik, Geschichte und Theorie der Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, c/o Anatomische Anstalt, Pettenkoferstr. 11, 80336 München, Germany. Electronic address: mathias.schuetz@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schütz
authors.affiliation: Anatomische Anstalt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstr. 11, 80336 München, Germany. Electronic address: jens.waschke@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waschke
authors.affiliation: Institut für Ethik, Geschichte und Theorie der Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Lessingstr. 2, 80336 München, Germany. Electronic address: georg.marckmann@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marckmann
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 8, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany. Electronic address: florian.steger@medizin.uni-halle.de.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Steger
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history; D054814:Anatomists; D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D014495:Universities
keywords: History of anatomy; Max Clara; Munich; National Socialism; Practical Anatomy; Titus von Lanz; Walther Vogt