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Health of Vincent van Gogh

Netherlands · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1888Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1888

Vincent van Gogh1888

Arles · Science / Medicine

Suffers from mental illness & cuts off part of his left ear

Names involved

Vincent van Gogh

Provenance

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