Thomas dent mutter biography
Thomas dent mutter biography
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Thomas Dent Mütter
American surgeon
Thomas Dent Mütter | |
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Mütter in the 1840s | |
| Born | 9 March 1811 Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| Died | 19 March 1859(1859-03-19) (aged 48) Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
| Burial place | Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical College |
| Known for | American pioneer of Plastic Surgery, Mütter Museum |
| Partner | Mary Wright Alsop Mütter |
| Parent(s) | John and Lucinda Mütter |
Thomas Dent Mütter (March 9, 1811 – March 19, 1859) was an American surgeon[1] born in Richmond, Virginia.
Orphaned at the age of 8 and raised by a distant relative,[2] he attended Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia (1824)[3][4] and graduated with an MD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1831.
Later he eventually took a position as an assistant to Dr. Thomas Harris at the Medical Institute of