Hermann Paul Nitsche (November 25, 1876 – March 25, 1948) was a German psychiatrist known for his expert endorsement of the Third Reich's euthanasia authorization and who later headed the Medical Office of the T-4 Euthanasia Program.
Paul Nitsche was born on November 25, 1876 in Colditz, Saxony.
His father Hermann Nitsche was a psychiatrist.
He attended elementary school in Pirna (German: Volksschule) from 1882 to 1887.
He was condemned to death for crimes against humanity for killing over one thousand people, and executed by guillotine in March 1948 in Dresden.