Ernest April
Ernest Wilfred April (1939 - 2021) was a professional anatomist at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons who gained prominence for his controversial defense of the use of Nazi medical drawings in anatomy textbooks.[1][2][3] He was best known for championing Pernkopf atlas, a volume composed by leading Austrian Nazi Eduard Pernkopf. April described the atlas as "a phenomenal book, very complete and thorough and authoritative."[4]
April earned his undergraduate degree at Tufts University in 1961 and his PhD in anatomy from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1969.[5] He was appointed course director of gross anatomy in 1971 and served in that position until 2009.[6] He stepped down from his teaching role after a Title IX investigation in 2010.[7]
In addition to running the human anatomy program at Columbia University, April served for many years as a Republican and Conservative councilman in Rutherford, New Jersey.[8]
References
- ^ Medical Schools Seeking Cadavers, Toledo Blade January 3, 1996
- ^ Anatomist at Center of Austrian Controversy, The Washington Post, June 22, 1999
- ^ Sarah Richards. M.D.'s-to-Be Honor Body Donors, The New York Times, May 16, 1999
- ^ Wade, Nicholas. "Doctors Question Use Of Nazi's Medical Atlas", The New York Times, November 26, 1996. Accessed November 19, 2017.
- ^ https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/media/documents/2021-12/ernest_april.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "ERNEST APRIL Obituary (2021) New York Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ Columbia Medicine, Spring 2010
- ^ New job for man about town, The Record (Bergen County, NJ), Jan 2, 2003