»Ohne Vitamine kein Leben«
Wilhelm Stepp – from pioneer of vitamin research to co-architect of Nazi nutrition policy. An ambivalent figure in the shadow of the dictatorship. The essential organic substances collectively known as ‘vitamins’ are now an integral part of contemporary food-related discourse and constitute a market...
Saved in:
| Hovedforfatter: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Sprog: | tysk |
| Udgivet: |
Wallstein Verlag
2026
|
| Fag: | |
| Online adgang: | ONIX_20260323T152922_9783835381698_2 |
| Tags: |
Ingen Tags, Vær først til at tagge denne postø!
|
| _version_ | 1869516151757733888 |
|---|---|
| author | Gronewold, Simon |
| author_browse | Gronewold, Simon |
| author_facet | Gronewold, Simon |
| author_sort | Gronewold, Simon |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | Wilhelm Stepp – from pioneer of vitamin research to co-architect of Nazi nutrition policy. An ambivalent figure in the shadow of the dictatorship. The essential organic substances collectively known as ‘vitamins’ are now an integral part of contemporary food-related discourse and constitute a market worth billions in Germany. A pioneer of German vitamin research was the internist Wilhelm Stepp, born in Nuremberg in 1882. He reached the pinnacle of his academic career in 1934 with his appointment to the University of Munich. Simon Gronewold analyses his work across the political turning points of the 20th century and the accompanying shift in the discourse on nutrition and vitamins. From 1933 onwards, Stepp clearly aligned himself with the Nazi regime and acted as a propagandist for its vision of ‘healthy public nutrition’. The author outlines the tension between scientific ambitions, political expediency and ideological co-optation within which Stepp’s career unfolded. As a member and chairman of the German Society for Internal Medicine and as a participant in nutritional policy measures, Wilhelm Stepp linked science with ideology. However, conflicts with the Nazi university structures and his assistance to people persecuted by the regime result in an ambivalent assessment of Stepp. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-174293 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | ger |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| publishDateRange | 2026 |
| publishDateSort | 2026 |
| publisher | Wallstein Verlag |
| publisherStr | Wallstein Verlag |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1742932026-06-12T08:58:37Z »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« Gronewold, Simon Nutrition Germany Market dynamics Nuremberg Internist University Munich Nazi regime Health Public nutrition History of science Pioneering work Ideology in science Nutrition policy Biopolitics of health Vitamin research Theories of science Interdisciplinarity Medicine Intellectual autonomy State influence Scientific ethics under National Socialism Networks Methods of discourse analysis in historiography History of research and publication in internal medicine Mentoring and career trajectories of female physicians Epistemes of science Long-term effects of political frameworks on research directions thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBT Biography: science, technology and medicine thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply Wilhelm Stepp – from pioneer of vitamin research to co-architect of Nazi nutrition policy. An ambivalent figure in the shadow of the dictatorship. The essential organic substances collectively known as ‘vitamins’ are now an integral part of contemporary food-related discourse and constitute a market worth billions in Germany. A pioneer of German vitamin research was the internist Wilhelm Stepp, born in Nuremberg in 1882. He reached the pinnacle of his academic career in 1934 with his appointment to the University of Munich. Simon Gronewold analyses his work across the political turning points of the 20th century and the accompanying shift in the discourse on nutrition and vitamins. From 1933 onwards, Stepp clearly aligned himself with the Nazi regime and acted as a propagandist for its vision of ‘healthy public nutrition’. The author outlines the tension between scientific ambitions, political expediency and ideological co-optation within which Stepp’s career unfolded. As a member and chairman of the German Society for Internal Medicine and as a participant in nutritional policy measures, Wilhelm Stepp linked science with ideology. However, conflicts with the Nazi university structures and his assistance to people persecuted by the regime result in an ambivalent assessment of Stepp. 2026-03-24T06:37:29Z 2026-03-24T06:37:29Z 2026-03-23T15:15:46Z 2026 book ONIX_20260323T152922_9783835381698_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112131 9783835381698 9783835360303 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174293 ger open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112131/1/9783835381698.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112131/1/9783835381698.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112131/1/9783835381698.pdf Wallstein Verlag 10.46500/83536030 10.46500/83536030 ba9575a3-2077-4023-9126-6ad5002b7a10 9783835381698 9783835360303 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services 416 Göttingen open access |
| spellingShingle | Nutrition Germany Market dynamics Nuremberg Internist University Munich Nazi regime Health Public nutrition History of science Pioneering work Ideology in science Nutrition policy Biopolitics of health Vitamin research Theories of science Interdisciplinarity Medicine Intellectual autonomy State influence Scientific ethics under National Socialism Networks Methods of discourse analysis in historiography History of research and publication in internal medicine Mentoring and career trajectories of female physicians Epistemes of science Long-term effects of political frameworks on research directions thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBT Biography: science, technology and medicine thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply Gronewold, Simon »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title | »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title_full | »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title_fullStr | »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title_full_unstemmed | »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title_short | »Ohne Vitamine kein Leben« |
| title_sort | ohne vitamine kein leben |
| topic | Nutrition Germany Market dynamics Nuremberg Internist University Munich Nazi regime Health Public nutrition History of science Pioneering work Ideology in science Nutrition policy Biopolitics of health Vitamin research Theories of science Interdisciplinarity Medicine Intellectual autonomy State influence Scientific ethics under National Socialism Networks Methods of discourse analysis in historiography History of research and publication in internal medicine Mentoring and career trajectories of female physicians Epistemes of science Long-term effects of political frameworks on research directions thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBT Biography: science, technology and medicine thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply |
| topic_facet | Nutrition Germany Market dynamics Nuremberg Internist University Munich Nazi regime Health Public nutrition History of science Pioneering work Ideology in science Nutrition policy Biopolitics of health Vitamin research Theories of science Interdisciplinarity Medicine Intellectual autonomy State influence Scientific ethics under National Socialism Networks Methods of discourse analysis in historiography History of research and publication in internal medicine Mentoring and career trajectories of female physicians Epistemes of science Long-term effects of political frameworks on research directions thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBT Biography: science, technology and medicine thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management::RNFF Food security and supply |
| url | ONIX_20260323T152922_9783835381698_2 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT gronewoldsimon ohnevitaminekeinleben |