Chart
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.990 inches (7.595 cm) | Width: 6.570 inches (16.688 cm)
Creator(s)
- Michael Hesch (Artisan)
Biographical History
Dr. Michael Hesch worked in the field of heredity. Steffan, Paul. Handbuch der Blutgruppenkunde, Dr. H Bèurkle-de la Camp...Dr. M. Hesch...Dr. O. Thomsen.... Mèunchen, J.F. Lehmann, 1932; "Das gesamte Schrifttum der Blutgruppenkunde...1901-1931, von Dr. Michael Hesch [539]-646.
Archival History
The chart was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Irmgard Nippert.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irmgard Nippert
Scope and Content
Racial classification set used to classify iris markings. Originally in the holdings of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. Transferred to the Institute for Human Genetics at the University of Muenster in 1952 by founding director and former Wilhelm Institute director, Dr. Otmar Von Verschuer.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Folding cardboard chart with images to classify iris markings; front panel of chart credits Michael Hesch of Leipzig.
Genre
- Object
- Information Forms