Rudolf Spanner
Rudolf Spanner was a German doctor at the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II.
Spanner designed, on his own initiative, a process to produce soap from human fat in 1943-44 and a limited quantity of the soap was produced on his order to clean autopsy rooms.[1] Allegations of large scale human soap production is a myth with origins dating back to World War I.[2][3] However, it is now accepted that Spanner used human fat from patients at a mental institution in Danzig to produce a small amount of soap.[4]
References
- ^ Nałkowska, Zofia (2000). Medallions (Jewish Lives). Northwestern University Press. ISBN 0-8101-1743-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "The Soap Myth". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ "The Soap Allegations". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ "Soap made from human remains". Nizkor. Retrieved 2006-12-29.