Philadelphia tourists know him, writes Robin Lindley, because the city’s macabre medical museum bears his name. But many people have never heard of Dr. Thomas Mütter. Robin introduces us to the good doctor by interviewing Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz for History News Network. She’s the author of a play and the first comprehensive biography of the compassionate, groundbreaking 19th-century surgeon. painting by Rohndahl
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