Theodor Morell

Theodor Morell
Dr Theodor Gilbert Morell, personal physician of Adolf Hitler.
Born	Theodor Gilbert Morell (1886-07-22)22 July 1886 Trais-Münzenberg, Germany
Died	26 May 1948(1948-05-26) (aged 61) Tegernsee, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation	Physician
Employer	Adolf Hitler
Known for	Service as Adolf Hitler's personal physician
Spouse(s)	Hannelore Moller (m. 1920–48)

Theodor Gilbert Morell (22 July 1886 – 26 May 1948) was a German doctor known for acting as Adolf Hitler's personal physician. Morell was well known in Germany for his unconventional treatments. He assisted Hitler daily in virtually everything he did for several years, and was beside Hitler until the last stages of the Battle of Berlin.

Morell was the second son of a primary school teacher, born and raised in the small village of Trais-Münzenberg in Upper Hesse. His family was reportedly partly Jewish. He studied medicine in Grenoble and Paris, then trained in obstetrics and gynecology in Munich in 1910. On 23 May 1913, he obtained a doctoral degree and was fully licensed as a medical doctor. He served as a ship's doctor until 1914, when he volunteered for service at the Front during the First World War. Morell served as an army battalion medical officer until 1917. By 1918, he was in Berlin with his own medical practice, and in 1920 he married Hannelore Moller, a wealthy actress. He targeted his unconventional treatments at an upscale market and turned down invitations to be personal physician by both the Shah of Persia and the King of Romania.

Morell joined the Nazi Party when Hitler came to power in 1933. In 1935, Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, was successfully treated by Morell. Hoffmann told Hitler that Morell had saved his life. Hitler met Morell in 1936, and Morell began treating Hitler with various commercial preparations, including a combination of vitamins and hydrolyzed E. coli bacteria called Mutaflor, which successfully treated Hitler's severe stomach cramps. Through Morell's prescriptions, a leg rash which Hitler had developed also disappeared. Hitler was convinced of Morell's medical genius and Morell became part of his social inner circle.