Josef Mengele was by all means a seemingly harmless man. Usually seen with a calm deminor and charming looks, Mengele was thought to be just a successful doctor.Growing up in Gunzberg Germany, Josef Mengele was highly interested in hereditiy and biology. In 1935 Mengele recieved a Ph.D in physical anthropology at the University of Munich. When Mengele joined the Nazi party in 1937 he took those interests to new extremes. Mengele is now known as "the angel of death" due to his gruesome medical experimentation on some of Auschwitzs' most innocent people.