Master Gerhard [SEP] place of birth
Master Gerhard
Meister or Master Gerhard (* c 1210/1215 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master mason of Cologne Cathedral. He was also known as "Gerhard von Rile" or by the Latin version of his name, "Meister Gerardus".
He fell to his death during construction of the cathedral.
Bibliography.
- Paul Clemen (ed.): "Der Dom zu Köln" (= Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz. Band 6, Teil III). Reprint
Nazi euthanasia.
Until recently the identity of the child had not been disclosed, although it was known to German medical historians. One German historian, Udo Benzenhöfer, argued that the child's name could not be disclosed because of Germany's privacy laws relating to medical records. In 2007, however, the historian Ulf Schmidt, in his biography of Karl Brandt, published the child's name (Gerhard Kretschmar), the names of his parents, the place of his birth and the dates of his birth and death.