thumb|House 16, Schloss Sonnenstein, as a memorial
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. Nitsche was condemned to death for crimes against humanity for killing over one thousand people, and guillotined in March 1948 in Dresden.
Early life
Nitsche was born in 1876 in Colditz, Saxony. His father, Hermann Nitsche, was a psychiatrist. He attended elementary school (German: <nowiki></nowiki>Volksschule<nowiki></nowiki>) in Pirna from 1882 to 1887.