Gerhard Mauz (November 29, 1925 in Tübingen – August 15, 2003 in Reinbek) was a German

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and correspondent for judicial processes. Mauz was the son of

T4-Gutachter The ''T4-Gutachter'' (in English, 'Action T4 experts') were medical experts who were employed by the ''Zentraldienststelle-T4'' to organize and carry out the Action T4 euthanasia program in Nazi Germany. Based on reporting forms with information ...

Friedrich Mauz Friedrich Robert Mauz (1 May 1900 Esslingen – 7 July 1979 Münster) was a German psychiatrist who was involved with the Nazi T-4 Euthanasia Program. From 1939 until 1945, Mauz was the Professor of Psychiatry at Albertina University in Königsb ...

(1900-1979).''NACHRUF Gerhard Mauz 1925 bis 2003 Von Friedrichsen, Gisela''
Der Spiegel, Ausgabe 34 vom 18. August 2003, S. 152 He studied psychology, psychopathology and philosophy; he began his career at ''

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''. From 1964 till his retirement 1990 he was a member of the staff of '' Der Spiegel''. He wrote about legal proceedings in post-war Germany. In 1973 he received the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany).

Publications

*''Die großen Prozesse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland''. Springe: zu Klampen 2005, . *''Die Justiz vor Gericht: Macht und Ohnmacht der Richter''. C. Bertelsmann, 1990. .

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* 1925 births People from Tübingen 2003 deaths German male journalists Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German male writers Der Spiegel people 20th-century German journalists {{Germany-journalist-stub