Joseph Nash McDowell
(1805-1868)
American doctor
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Joseph Nash McDowell (1805–1868) was an American doctor primarily remembered for his grave-digging practices, where he illegally exhumed corpses in order to study human anatomy. He is also known for his influence on Mark Twain, and was likely the inspiration for Twain's fictional character Dr. Robinson in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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1805
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1868 (aged 62)
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