Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: cerebral hemorrhage

  • Johannes Jacob Wepfer (1620-1695)

    JMS PearceHull, England, United Kingdom The eminent physician Johannes Jakob Wepfer (1620-1695) was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, on the right bank of the Rhine. Little is written of his early years but the child Wepfer may have gazed and wondered about Schaffhausen’s countryside, its many oriel windows, and the rounded Munot fortress designed by Albrecht…

  • Felix Mendelssohn, musical prodigy

    Felix Mendelssohn made his musical debut at age nine. Born in Hamburg in 1809, he came from a distinguished German family that moved to Berlin in 1902. His grandfather and father had been successful businessmen who also made it a point to provide their children with an excellent education in the liberal arts. His grandfather…