Carl Tanzler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Tanzler

German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1952

Profession: physician, radiologist

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Carl Tanzler, or sometimes Count Carl von Cosel (February 8, 1877 – July 3, 1952), was a German-born radiology technologist at the Marine-Hospital Service in Key West, Florida.
He developed an obsession for a young Cuban-American tuberculosis patient, Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (July 31, 1909 – October 25, 1931), that carried on well after the disease had caused her death.
In 1933, almost two years after her death, Tanzler removed Hoyos' body from its tomb, and lived with the corpse at his home for seven years until its discovery by Hoyos' relatives and authorities in 1940.