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Robert Ritter

Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (died 1951)

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Born
May 14, 1901
Died
April 15, 1951
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1901

About Robert Ritter

Robert Ritter was a German racial scientist doctor of psychology and medicine, with a background in child psychiatry and the biology of criminality. In 1936, Ritter was appointed head of the Racial Hygiene and Demographic Biology Research Unit of Nazi Germany's Criminal Police, to establish the genealogical histories of the German "Gypsies", both Roma and Sinti, and became the "architect of the experiments Roma and Sinti were subjected to." His pseudo-scientific "research" in classifying these populations of Germany aided the Nazi government in their systematic persecution toward a goal of "racial purity". Robert Ritter 1901–1951: Zu Leben und Werk des NS-"Zigeunerforschers". Robert Ritter: Racial Science And "Gypsies" Robert Ritter profile.

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The world when Robert Ritter was born

Robert Ritter was born in 1901. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Ritter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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