dr ernst becker
early life and education dr. ernst becker, a mid-ranking functionary in the ss of nazi germany and chemist in the reich security main office (rsha), was born in 1900 in staufenberg, germany. he studied chemistry and physics at the university of giessen, earning his phd degree in chemistry in 1933. career and involvement with the nazi regime becker joined the nazi party in 1930 and the ss in 1931. he was assigned to the ss-regiment 'germania' at bad arolsen, a small resort town near kassel, in central germany. his role involved providing important technical support for the development of gas c…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of dr ernst becker's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.