Bodo Otto
Dr. Bodo Otto (1711—1787) was a Senior Surgeon of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was one of the early settlers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, having emigrated from the Electorate of Hanover in what is now Germany in 1755.[1]
During the Revolution the
His three sons were also physicians for the Army, and assisted him as Junior Surgeon and Surgeon Mates.[1]
Otto did not retire from his Army service until the age of 70.[1]
Prior to the Revolution Otto publicly opposed the
Some of his medical training he received at the University of Göttingen.[4] Bodo used Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading as a hospital to treat wounded soldiers from the Battle of Brandywine.
Otto died in 1787 and was buried in Reading, Pennsylvania at the Trinity Lutheran Church (where he was a member) Cemetery.[5] Many of his surgical instruments as well as a portrait of him and his wife are in the collection of the Historical Society of Berks County in Reading.
A great-grandson, William Todd Otto, a Judge from Indiana, served in Abraham Lincoln's administration as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. According to The New York Times, Judge Otto was one of twelve men permitted at Mr. Lincoln's bedside when he died.
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References
- ^ a b c d Otto Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Historical Markers". explorepahistory.com. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-11-13. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uwchlan Meetinghouse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Who served here? Physicians, Surgeons and Mates with Washington at Valley Forge". ushistory.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Historic Sites Associated With Dr. Bodo Otto". drbodootto.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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