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Johann Sebastian Bach's remains: Part III – the pathography

  • The Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) has left us with many puzzles. The well-known oil painting by Elias Gottlob Haußmann is the only painting for which Bach actually posed in person. According to this portrait, Bach must have been quite obese. The cheeks and nose are flushed – possibly as signs of hypertension – and the eye lids are narrow – a sign of myopia. Furthermore, thereThe Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) has left us with many puzzles. The well-known oil painting by Elias Gottlob Haußmann is the only painting for which Bach actually posed in person. According to this portrait, Bach must have been quite obese. The cheeks and nose are flushed – possibly as signs of hypertension – and the eye lids are narrow – a sign of myopia. Furthermore, there is a thinning of the lateral third of the right eyebrow, which is known as Hertoghe’s sign, and indicated periorbital edema. Both signs are compatible with hypothyroidism. Bach might have been suffering from type-2 diabetes as the origin of his final illness, and the obituary reports two cataract surgeries by oculist John Taylor in March/April 1750, and, four months later, “apoplexy” followed by a high fever, of which Bach died. It may be speculated, however, that Bach’s entire illness was the result of his presumed obesity, possibly in combination with hypothyroidism.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article (reviewed)
Zitierlink: https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/3453
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Title (English):Johann Sebastian Bach's remains: Part III – the pathography
Author:Andreas OtteStaff MemberORCiDGND
Year of Publication:2019
Place of publication:Lübeck
Publisher:Schmidt-Römhild
First Page:116
Last Page:121
Parent Title (English):Archives of criminology
Parent Title (German):Archiv für Kriminologie
Volume:244
Issue:3+4
ISSN:0003-9225
URL:https://silkcodeapps.de/desktop/kriminologie/#doc/59413/46
Language:English
Inhaltliche Informationen
Institutes:Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (E+I) (bis 03/2019)
Institutes:Bibliografie
DDC classes:600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften
Tag:Johann Sebastian Bach; Obesity; Sign of Hertoghe
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