P. C. (Peter Charles) Remondino

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P. C. (Peter Charles) Remondino

1846–1926

An Italian-born physician who turned wide-ranging curiosity into books on medicine, history, and public health. His writing reflects both the energy of 19th-century scientific debate and the growing life of early San Diego.

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History of circumcision from the earliest times to the present : Moral and physical reasons for its performance, with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce

History of circumcision from the earliest times to the present : Moral and physical reasons for its performance, with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce

by P. C. (Peter Charles) Remondino

About the author

Born in Turin in 1846, Peter Charles Remondino came to the United States as a child and went on to build a long medical career. He served as a surgeon during the Civil War period, later practiced medicine in California, and became an important figure in San Diego civic life.

Remondino wrote as both a doctor and an enthusiast of historical research. His books and papers range across medical subjects, hygiene, and cultural history, and archival collections show how much of his life he devoted to gathering notes and manuscripts. He is especially remembered in local history as the first president of the San Diego Board of Health and as a co-founder of the city’s first private hospital.

Some of his work is now mainly of historical interest rather than modern medical guidance, but it remains a vivid record of how medicine and public health were discussed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He died in 1926, leaving behind both published books and a substantial paper trail for historians.