Dr. Albert Muggia speaks about Mark Twain: his life, his philosophy, his political views and his Religious view

 (coffee
and cookies available at 10:00 a.m.)

Many people who have heard Dr. Albert Muggia teach have recommended him to us as a speaker at the Jenks Center.  He knows a great deal about many people, but the overwhelming top choice for his first program has been Mark Twain.  Mark Twain made a big difference to the world that he lived in, and he also influenced the lives of a large number of people.  Twain had as interesting a life as anyone can have, and Dr. Muggia has given an eight-week course on his life at Tufts Institute for Learning in Retirement. In addition to Twain’s life story, Dr. Muggia will be spending time on his philosophy, his political ideas and his religious view.

When Dr Muggia retired he thought he would take a few courses at the Tufts Institute for Learning in Retirement, and then he decided it would be more fun, and he would learn more if he led the course rather than sitting and listening. That is how he got into this.


About the Speaker

Albert Muggia was born in Italy and grew up in Ecuador in a bilingual school, came up here to go to Harvard and then to Yale Medical School. Dr. Muggia practiced Medicine in Winchester and Medford for 40 years, and was on the faculty at Tufts Medical School.  He has mostly lived in Massachusetts except for 5 years in New Mexico working with the Navajo Indians and at the Medical School in Albuquerque.  His son took over his office in Winchester when he retired.