Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: North Burying Ground in Boston

  • Harvard medical school and the body snatchers

    Kevin R. LoughlinBoston, Massachusetts, USA Their silhouettes surely would have been seen against the backdrop of a moonlit night in 1796 as they entered the North Burying Ground in Boston. Their hearts were likely filled with a blend of trepidation and anticipation. Their leader was John Collins Warren, the son of John Warren, one of…