# 'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach

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Podcast: [BioGraphics - True Biographies & History's Most Fascinating People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/biographics-true-biographies-history-s-most-fascinating-people-7777441)
Published: 2026-07-20T05:30:00+00:00
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'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach 4 Aug 2022 --- John Taylor was hailed by the Courts of 18th Century Europe as an infallible eye surgeon, able to restore the sight to hundreds of patients thanks to his miraculous cures - or so he said. Considered by others to be a swindler and a quack, he left a trail of debts and blinded patients behind him as he fled the many cities he'd lived in before dying in infamy. This is his story. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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