Who is Otmar von Verschuer from Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz and what is their importance?

Otmar von Verschuer, a genetics professor at the University of Frankfurt, became the head of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute prior to the war. He provided the government with important information that assisted in design of the Final Solution. Verschuer was Mengele's mentor, he even helped Mengele with his appointment to Auschwitz.