Joachim Mrugowsky

German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS, Holocaust perpetrator and convicted war criminal (1905–1948)
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Summary

Joachim Mrugowsky was born on August 15, 1905[1], in Rathenow[2]. He died on June 2, 1948[3], in Landsberg Prison[4]. He worked as a military physician[5], torturer[6], university teacher[7], concentration camp guard[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Landsberg am Lech[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[12], German Empire[13], Weimar Republic[14], Nazi Germany[15], German Reich[16]
  • Occupation: bacteriologist[17], botanist[18], physician[19], biologist[20], Holocaust perpetrator[21]
  • Field of work: typhus[22], typhus vaccine[23], medicine[24], hygiene[25], biology[26], botany[27]
  • Employer: Leibniz University Hannover[28], Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[29], SD-Hauptamt[30], 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler[31], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[32], Hygiene Institut der Waffen-SS[33], Reich Physician of the SS and Police[34], Institute for Typhus and Virus Research, Buchenwald[35]
  • Educated at: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[36]
  • Award received: Honour Chevron for the Old Guard[37], SS-Ehrenring[38], SS-Ehrendegen[39], Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze[40], War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords[41], War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[42]
  • Member of: Verein Deutscher Studenten[43], Sturmabteilung[44], Schutzstaffel[45], Kyffhäuserbund[46], National Socialist German Students' League[47], Waffen-SS[48]
  • Sex or gender: male[49]
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party[50]
  • Commons category: Joachim Mrugowsky[51]
  • Military, police or special rank: Oberführer[52], Untersturmführer[53], Sturmbannführer[54], Obersturmbannführer[55], Standartenführer[56]
  • Cause of death: hanging to death[57]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Natural Sciences[58], professor[59]
  • Given name: Joachim[60]
  • Allegiance: Nazi Germany[61]
  • Relative: O. Bredereck[62]
  • Manner of death: capital punishment[63]
  • Participant in: Nuremberg Medical Trial[64], Nazi human experimentation[65]
  • Convicted of: crime against humanity[66], war crime[67], criminal organization[68]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[69]
  • Name in native language: Joachim Mrugowsky[70]

Why It Matters

Joachim Mrugowsky has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

FAQs

Where was Joachim Mrugowsky born?

Joachim Mrugowsky's place of birth was Rathenow[2].

Where did Joachim Mrugowsky die?

Joachim Mrugowsky passed away in Landsberg Prison[4].

What did Joachim Mrugowsky do for work?

Joachim Mrugowsky worked as a military physician[5], torturer[6], university teacher[7], concentration camp guard[8], and politician[9].

Where did Joachim Mrugowsky go to school?

Joachim Mrugowsky was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[36].

What awards did Joachim Mrugowsky receive?

Honors received include Honour Chevron for the Old Guard[37], SS-Ehrenring[38], SS-Ehrendegen[39], and Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze[40].

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  17. [50] ↑ . Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [40] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [52] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [55] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [56] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [45] ↑ . Dienstaltersliste der Schutzstaffel der NSDAP, Stand vom 1. Dezember 1936. wikidata.org.
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  54. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  58. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  59. [60] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  60. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [62] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  62. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [64] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  64. [65] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  65. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  66. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  67. [68] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  68. [69] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  69. [70] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [72] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Sebastian Wallroth · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → Honour Chevron for the Old Guard, SS-Ehrenring, SS-Ehrendegen +3
    Tracesofwar person id → 77768
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    Place of death → Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech
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