On April 17, 1955, Eduard Pernkopf dies before the 4th volume of his atlas can be published.
In May or 1955, although later in life Pernkopf had denied his Nazi ties, Die Aula – an Austrian far-right wing extremist publication – published an obituary for Pernkopf that lamented the loss of „eines ihrer besten Alten Herren“ – one of their best old men. Pretty telling.