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Pronouncing Mengele's name

Is it a hard or soft 'g' sound? -Mr. Tachyon

What if Mengele was paid off? There's no denying that after WWII the Allies paid of the Japanese mad doctor of Unit 731 Shiro Ishii in exchange for all his biological and chemical tests on live human subjects. So isn't it suspicious that the "efforts" of the Allies failed to find Joseph Mengele despite their multiple successes at capturing other top war criminals?

We can agree that the tests of Mengele were the sickest crimes against humanity BUT his data collected was invaluble nonetheless. That's why I believe the Angel of Death was paid off secretly by the Allies, like the doctors of Unit 731, and all efforts to hunt him down was minimized. --Secret Agent Man 17:19, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Since I worked on Josef Mengele on a scientific basis, I revised the Mengele-biography. Several errrors corrected and some new information added. For information on my person and my book on the subject (for those who read German) at http://www.josef-mengele.de --Cellarius 09:55, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Wondering what he did between 1949 and 1979 in south-america? working? how was he financed? MJanich

As far as I know he performed abortions for a living. Philwelch 22:00, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Are you joking? Kent Wang 06:38, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

Any facts to back that up Philwelch? That would be one hell of a contribution to the article. --Arm

Couldn't have - since it's not true. Information on where his funds came from added. --Cellarius 09:55, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The page of the German historical Museum [1] states he was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment in the Nuremberg doctors' trial. Include this in the article or not? Get-back-world-respect 15:07, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)

How could he be sentenced to life in prison if he escaped Europe and was living in South America? --Arm

In absentia. - Nunh-huh 07:26, 15 May 2004 (UTC)

The information on Mengele provided by the DHM is more than faulty. The current version will be revised in the next weeks. Mengele was never tried, not even in absentia. --Cellarius 09:55, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Exactly. Check the trial proceedings (first part) and trial proceedings (second part): Mengele was not tried in the Doctors' Trial. AFAIK, he was never tried at all. I've removed that sentence. Lupo 15:13, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Not sure if anyone has noticed, but if the second link under the External Links section, "A timeline of his life", is accessed, 2 popups windows appear. The guidelines set out in Wikipedia state that it's advisable to warn people of the popup windows. Would it be better to delete the link in question and provide another one with similiar information? I'm happy to do this. --Rjwd 04:08, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

The article states, "Almost all of Mengele's experiments were of dubious scientific value." Are there any that weren't?

Probably none of Mengele's experiments, but it is important to note that some of the military science experiments carried out at other camps, such as Dachau, although barbaric and cruel, had some scientific and medical merit. These were mainly carried out by the Luftwaffe in order to help save pilots in different circumstances, such as being shot down over cold water or having to bail out. These included subjecting victims to extreme temperatures such as ice baths for extended periods of time, then reviving them. If i'm not mistaken, the current medically accepted method for treating hypothermia was derived from one of these Nazi experiments. Other experiments with altitude chambers helped to illustrate the effects of hypoxia and pressure changes at extreme altitudes on the human body. Again, these experiments inflicted great pain and suffering on innocent victims and are in no way justified, but data was gathered, and I believe it was used for some good. If anyone else knows about this please chime in and let me know, or correct any errors.

mention slayer?

To me it does not look sensible to mention a band which refers to Mengele in a song. This page is about the person Mengele not about where he was mentioned, I think. What is your opinion on this? Besserwissi 17:14, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I'm just interested, are there standards on Wikipedia for when to use a first name or a last name, or both, including a title, etc. These things can add a certain tone to any article so I think it's a pertinant question.

Copyright

thumb|right|Josef Mengele

This photo was added but it does not disclose Copyright details. I'm reverting to the previous photo.--AI 22:45, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

http://www.gesch.med.uni-erlangen.de/gewissen/ausstell

Gynecology?

I seem to remember hearing that Mengele contributed greatly to gynecology. Can anyone confirm or deny this? -GregoryWeir 16:29, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Mengele made no contributions whatsoever to medical science. He was nothing but a butcher.

--In that case shouldn't the article address the popular myth that some of Mengele's experiments contributed great things to human knowledge? So many people seem to believe this. Could someone who knows better than I do try and refute (or support?) this claim?

My Changes to the Article

Good afternoon I just wanted to say I am from the São Paolo area of Brasil pretty close to where Dr. Mengele was living before he died I just made some minor changes to the article such as the more precise location of his exile. I mean we have São Paolo "State" (which is huge like 40m people) and São Paolo "City" just like you guys have New York State and New York City so it's more accurate to say that he was living in Embu Brazil which is a city about 40 km West-South West of São Paolo city. Embu is really really cool and is known around here for its artistic community. Also I remember that when he drowned he wasn't swimming in the ocean which is more like like the beaches south and east of São Paolo but the beach in Embu is more like a bay or inlet type thing.

I think it's important to know that he pretty much lived openly in Brazil among his friends at least and was said to have liked it here for its tranquil and friendly attitude (as does everyone actually). In response to an above user he didn't always work at medical jobs I know that he was a factory supervisor in southern Brazil in the early 1970s for instance. I have a minor personal tie in to this since one of my (girl)friends claims to have met him when she was a little girl. Her family is of German descent and her father was a pretty bad guy overall. And there are a lot of Germans here in São Paolo region I mean they even have their own newspaper here printed in German.

Just thought i'd add local perspective to this please let me know if you all have any discussions.Wiki brah 20:16, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

I find it rather shocking that anyone knowing who he was failed to report him to the authorities. This is a very deep shame on the people of Embu.

WHERE DID YOU FIND YOUR INFORMATION REGARDING MENGELE'S DAUGHTER???

It was from certain letters seized in Brazil in 1985. Then rediscovered amongst files held in Sao Paolo in 2004.

Death

What exactly killed this guy? It said in the link that he died an accidental death, but does anyone know what specifically killed him?

Article states that he died from a stroke while swimming (he ended up drowning). Flyerhell 09:52, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

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 '''What if Mengele was paid off?'''
 There's no denying that after WWII the Allies paid of the Japanese mad doctor of [[Unit 731]] Shiro Ishii in exchange for all his biological and chemical tests on live human subjects. So isn't it suspicious that the "efforts" of the Allies failed to find Joseph Mengele despite their multiple successes at capturing other top war criminals?