Wolfram Sievers



Wolfram von Sievers (Hildesheim, July 10, 1905- June 2 1948) was an early manager (1935) of the Ahnenerbe.

He joined the NSDAP in 1929, and later worked at the Dachau concentration camp with August Hirt and became, in 1943, deputy director/conductor of the adviser of the office for realm research.

Sievers was sentenced to death in 20 August of 1947 for crimes against humanity in the Doctors' Trial, and hanged on June 2 1948.

Sievers was also known as the "Nazi Bluebeard" for his practice of collecting the severed heads of Jews.

His occupation before was that of a bookseller.