an anatomical atlas called Topographische Anatomie des Menschen. This epic multivolume work featured lavish watercolor plates of each organ, bone, and blood vessel in the human body, accurate in every hue and detail. Praised by the Journal of the American Medical Association as “a work of art,” Pernkopf’s Anatomy became the go-to guide for surgeons all over the world who needed to brush up on their knowledge of internal organs before attempting a tricky procedure. Only in 1996, when a Jewish surgeon working with a Holocaust scholar demanded an investigation in the letters column of JAMA, did
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