!!!Rett, Andreas

Rett, Andreas, b. Fuerth (Germany), Jan. 2, 1924, 
d. Vienna, April 25, 1997, paediatrician, university professor. 1963 
established the first special workshop for young people suffering from 
neurological disorders. 1966-1989 head of the Department for 
Developmentally Retarded Children at the Neurological Hospital 
Rosenhuegel in Vienna, from 1985 also medical director. Discovered the 
R. syndrome, a malfunction of the cerebral metabolism named after him, 
that occurs only in girls. Advocated more tolerance for handicapped 
people.

!Works
Das hirngeschaedigte Kind, 1971; Linkshaender. Analyse einer 
Minderheit, 1973 (co-author); Das Reichssippenamt entscheidet. 
Rassenbiologie im Nat.-Soz., 1982 (with H. Seidler). - More than 200 
publications.



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