Anthropodermic bibliopegy performed, or collected by medical doctors, who have access to cadavers, sometimes those of executed criminals, such as the case of John Horwood in 1821 and the Red Barn Murder in 1828. Another tradition, with less supporting evidence, is that books of erotica or the occult have been bound in human skin. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh preserves a notebook bound in the skin of the murderer William Burke after his execution and subsequent public dissection by Professor Alexander Monro in 1829. What Lawrence Thompson called "the most famous of all anthropodermic bindings" is exhibited at the Boston
German Doctors for Developing Countries Germany. The idea was to create a charity organisation with German doctors, who work without remuneration in the third world countries. The doctors use their annual vacation to work for the project. The doctors do not receive any payment for their services and also contribute half of the travel expenses. Furthermore, they do not receive any stipends nor allowances. Currently, German Doctors operates 8 medical projects, based in 5 countries. The projects are mostly funded with donations. According to the website, the total income generated in 2015 was about 8,3 Mio. € (among them 5,8 Mio. € donations and BMZ-value