Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and smallpox

    JMS PearceHull, England There are few examples of people with no medical training who independently make significant advances in medical practice. One such person was the elegant, aristocratic Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)—daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, first Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull—whose portrait is in the splendid Library Room at Sandon Hall, Staffordshire. It was painted in…

  • Euterpe Deconstructed: Reflections on the health, illness, and legacy of Wolfgang Mozart

    Vincent de LuiseNew Haven, Connecticut, United States Who was Mozart? Of course, we all know his music. The music! That music, so refined and richly textured, melodic, timeless, ineffably beautiful, and sublime. But, who was Mozart? Who was the man behind those genius creations? So much has been written and said about Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus…