Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Nicolas Roberto Robles

  • Hölderlin’s madness

    Nicolas Robles Badajoz, Spain   The only representation on which Hölderlin looks people directly in the face – a pastel picture by Franz Karl Hiemerthat that the poet gave to his sister Rieke in 1792. According to his mother and sister, it does not resemble him. German Literature Archive, Marbach, Germany. Accessed via Wikimedia. Original:…

  • Saint John of God and the origins of nursing

    Nicolas Roberto Robles Badajoz, Spain   Figure 1: St John of God Hospital, Granada, Spain,  Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, 1950 The first biography of St. John of God was written by Francisco de Castro and is the source for most of what we know about his life. He was born João Duarte Cidade in…