Juettner, Otto, 1865-1922

Otto Juettner, a German-born physician, was a noted Cincinnati researcher in physiological therapy and the use of x-rays. He was editor of the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPY, founded the Cincinnati Post- graduate School of Physiological Therapeutics in 1903 and spoke to medical groups in New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Baltimore. He wrote at least three books: DANIEL DRAKE AND HIS FOLLOWERS, PHYSICAL THERAPEUTIC METHODS IN TREATMENT, and THE MAN HIMSELF: ESSAYS ON THE SEXUAL HYGIENE OF MAN IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. Dr. Juettner was also a gifted musician and composer. He wrote songs for the University of Cincinnati and for Xavier University. He was married to Estella Bode. Her father, August H. Bode, wrote travelogs of Germany and Switzerland, and her brother, Howard D. Bode, had a career in the navy and served on the submarine, U.S.S. K-7, during World War I.

Juettner was a primary force in the development of the study of the history of medicine in Cincinnati and the Old Northwest.

A German immigrant, Juettner was a doctor, historian and author, and also taught in Cincinnati medical schools as maintained a medical practice.