Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Adolph Kussmaul

  • Through hardship comes success—Life of Adolph Kussmaul

    Hina HaqCayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean Adolph Kussmaul was born in Graben, Germany in 1822.1 He came from a long line of physicians and grew up in a beautiful place where miles of lush vegetation stretched out to nurture crops and create homes for pasture.2 Although he was born into privilege, he had to…