Ernst Gennat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Gennat

German criminologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1880

Place of Birth: Berlin-Plötzensee, Berlin, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1939

Profession: civil servant, criminologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ernst August Ferdinand Gennat (1 January 1880 – August 20, 1939) was director of the Berlin criminal police.
He worked under three political systems in his 30 year career as one of the most gifted and successful criminologists in Germany.
Among other things, he worked on the cases of Fritz Haarmann and Peter Kürten.