Frederick Treves

La medicina moderna è nata sui palcoscenici - sensazionali - dei teatri anatomici, e i suoi casi estremi sono a lungo stati esibiti fra le quinte mobili dei freakshow. Poi è arrivato il cinema, a rubare la scena: e soprattutto il film che David Lynch ha tratto con una fedeltà impressionante da questo straordinario caso clinico, raccontato nel 1923 dal suo testimone più autorevole, il dottor Frederick Treves.

L'Uomo Elefante

An Introduction to the General Pathology of Scrofula, with an Account of the Histology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Its Glandular Affections

Scrofula and Its Gland Diseases

A System of Surgery

An Address Delivered at the Church House, Westminster, Under the Auspices of the Women's Union

Alcohol: a Poison

Others

Tragic as the life of Joseph Merrick was, Sir Frederick Treves' compassion for and friendship with the Elephant Man is to be celebrated. Though the doctor's studies couldn't cure his patient, the time that Treves spent with him revealed a side of Merrick that had been hidden away. The Elephant Man's intellect, joy in the little things, and positive attitude despite his challenges were a triumph of humanity. This text is reprinted from Treves' 1923 book, The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences. The newspaper articles that follow share additional details of Merrick's life and death.

Reminiscences of The Elephant Man

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The Tale of a Field Hospital

Hugo Lang

A German-English Dictionary of Medical Terms

MacMillan &. Co

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Frederick Treves

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