Johann Goercke

Johann Goercke was a Prussian army surgeon and author in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in present-day Poland.

Prussia doesn't really exist anymore. The land is there, and I guess it's kind of still Prussia depending on how you look at things, but technically there is no Prussia. You and I can't go to Prussia no matter how hard we try.

This makes me sad.


Prussia was confusing.
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