Editing Josef Mengele (section)

==Publications==
* ''Racial-Morphological Examinations of the Anterior Portion of the Lower Jaw in Four Racial Groups''. This dissertation, completed in 1935 and first published in 1937, earned him a PhD in anthropology from Munich University. In this work Mengele sought to demonstrate that there were structural differences in the [[Human mandible|lower jaws]] of individuals from different ethnic groups, and that racial distinctions could be made based on these differences.{{sfn|Kubica|1998|p=318}}{{sfn|Lifton|1986|p=339}}
* ''Genealogical Studies in the Cases of Cleft Lip-Jaw-Palate'' (1938), his medical dissertation, earned him a doctorate in medicine from Frankfurt University. Studying the influence of genetics as a factor in the occurrence of this deformity, Mengele conducted research on families who exhibited these traits in multiple generations. The work also included notes on other abnormalities found in these family lines.{{sfn|Kubica|1998|p=318}}{{sfn|Lifton|1986|pp=339–340}}
* ''Hereditary Transmission of Fistulae Auris''. This journal article, published in {{lang|de|Der Erbarzt}} ('The Genetic Physician'), focuses on [[Preauricular sinus and cyst|fistula auris]] (an abnormal fissure on the external ear) as a hereditary trait. Mengele noted that individuals who have this trait also tend to have a [[dimple]] on their chin.{{sfn|Lifton|1986|p=340}}