Jan Bondeson

Jan Bondeson (born December 17, 1962 ) is a Swedish doctor and writer.

Jan Bondeson studied at Lund University and then started teaching at Malmö University Hospital . He specialized in rheumatology . He conducted research in this area in the 1990s at Lund University in a project led by Roger Sundler. In 1996, Bondeson obtained his doctorate on the results of this project and took up a position at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and Charing Cross Hospital in London . Since 2001 he has been teaching at Cardiff University .

In addition to numerous articles, Jan Bondeson also wrote books on medical-historical topics, mostly taking up cases that would have accommodated the sensationalism of sideshow visitors.

Works (selection)

• The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History , 1999
• Buried alive. History of a primal fear (English: Buried Alive. The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear ), 2002, ISBN 3-455-09364-7
• The London Monster. A Sanguinary Tale. , 2002
• The Great Pretenders. The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries , 2004
• The Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels , 2004
• Freaks. The Pig-Faced Lady of Manchester Quare and Other Medical Marvels , 2006
• The Cat Orchestra and the Elephant Butler. The Strange History of Amazing Animals , 2006
• The case of Olof Palme (English: Blood on the Snow. The Killing of Olof Palme ), 2007, ISBN 3-86601-085-0

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• Publications