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Axel Munthe

1857 - 1949

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Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe (31 October 1857 – 11 February 1949) was a Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work. He spoke several languages (Swedish, English, French, Italian fluently, and German at least passably), grew up in Sweden, attended medical school there, then studied medicine in Paris and opened his first practice in France. He was married to a wealthy Englishwoman and spent most of his adult life in Italy. His philanthropic nature often led him to treat the poor without charge, and he risked his life on several occasions to offer medical help in times of war, disaster or plague. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axel Munthe is the 86th most popular social activist (down from 78th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Social Activist.

Axel Munthe is most famous for being a Swedish physician and writer. He was born in 1857 and died in 1949. Munthe is most famous for writing the autobiographical book "The Story of San Michele" which was published in 1932. In this book, Munthe describes his time spent as a doctor at a villa on the island of Capri, Italy.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Axel Munthe ranks 86 out of 840. Before him are Martin Niemöller, Liu Xiaobo, Jenny von Westphalen, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Buenaventura Durruti, and Dragutin Dimitrijević. After him are Lê Đức Thọ, Jimmy Hoffa, Alexei Navalny, Widukind, Jane Addams, and Beatrice Cenci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Axel Munthe ranks 25. Before him are Alexander of Battenberg, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Paul Doumer, Antoni Grabowski, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Edward Emerson Barnard. After him are Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Georg Michaelis, Joseph Babinski, Thorstein Veblen, and Aleksandr Lyapunov. Among people deceased in 1949, Axel Munthe ranks 17. Before him are Hassan al-Banna, James Ensor, August Krogh, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Charles Ponzi, and Klaus Mann. After him are Angela Hitler, Elton Mayo, Victor Fleming, Edward Stettinius Jr., Fyodor Tolbukhin, and Nathuram Godse.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Axel Munthe ranks 105 out of 1,879. Before him are Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Ronnie Peterson (1944), Ermanaric (400), Arvid Carlsson (1923), and Stieg Larsson (1954). After him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Bibi Andersson (1935), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), and Svante Pääbo (1955).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Sweden

Among social activists born in Sweden, Axel Munthe ranks 2. Before him are Gustav I of Sweden (1496). After him are Joe Hill (1879), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Sophie Adlersparre (1823), Greta Thunberg (2003), Katarina Taikon (1932), Gertrud Adelborg (1853), Ivan Betskoy (1704), and Isabelle Axelsson (2001).

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