Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe (October 31, 1857 – February 11, 1949) was a Swedish physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work. Axel Munthe had a multinational character and spoke several languages (Swedish, English, French, Italian fluently, and German at least passably), growing up in Sweden, attending medical school and opening his first practice in France. He...
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Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe (October 31, 1857 – February 11, 1949) was a Swedish physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work. Axel Munthe had a multinational character and spoke several languages (Swedish, English, French, Italian fluently, and German at least passably), growing up in Sweden, attending medical school and opening his first practice in France. He...