Beheaded Surgeon's Gruesome Fate

Beheaded Surgeon's Gruesome Fate. On the Marktplatz, the beheaded body of Johannes Fatio, a renowned surgeon, was displayed as a warning to others after his in…

Location: Marktplatz, Basel, Switzerland

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On the Marktplatz, the beheaded body of Johannes Fatio, a renowned surgeon, was displayed as a warning to others after his involvement in the 1691 uprising. His severed head was then placed on a spike above the Rheintor, where it remained for decades. This gruesome event is a dark reminder of Basel's tumultuous past.

Source: Rudolf Dürrwang | Stefan Cornaz | Clara Feinstein-Rosenberg | Daniel Albert Fechter | Dieter Fringeli | Emanuela von Frankenberg | Erhard von Appenweiler | Franz Fäh (Historiker) | Georg Finsler (Theologe) | Hermann Gallinger | Ida Frohnmeyer | Johann Jacob Fechter | Johannes Fatio

Beheaded Surgeon's Gruesome Fate — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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