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Physician, naturopath, writer. Christoph Wilhelm Friedrich Hufeland (12 August 1762, Langensalza – 25 August 1836, Berlin) was a German physician, naturopath and writer. He is famous as the most eminent practical physician of his time in Germany and as the author of numerous works displaying extensive reading and a cultivated critical faculty.
- Physician, naturopath, writer
- 25 August 1836, Berlin
- 12 August 1762, Langensalza
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland war ein deutscher Arzt, königlicher Leibarzt, Sozialhygieniker sowie klinischer Lehrer, Professor der Medizin in Jena und Berlin und „Volkserzieher“. Er wird wegen seiner Lebenskraft-Theorie als Vertreter des Vitalismus bezeichnet. Er wird auch als Begründer der Makrobiotik gesehen.
Christoph Wilhelm Friedrich Hufeland was a German physician who emphasized disease prevention, emotional well-being, and "Nature Cure." He was a pioneer in pediatrics, public health, therapeutics, and medical education, and discussed the 24-hour cycle as a basic unit of biological chronometry.
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Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762-1836) was one of the most distinguished German physicians of his time. He graduated in 1780 and became Professor of Medicine in Jena (Thuringia) in 1793. He was an early advocate of Jennerian vaccination, advocated medicine for the poor, while opposing the Brunonian medical philosophy and animal magnetism.
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland. 1762-1836. German physician who spent much of his career debunking medical myths, fallacies, and chicaneries. He attacked Franz Joseph Gall's phrenology, Franz Mesmer's animal magnetism, and John Brown 's theory of tissue excitability, "Brunonianism." He supported and popularized serious science, defended Edward ...
Oct 28, 2020 · Hauptinhalt. 28. Oktober 2020, 11:06 Uhr. Straßen, Kliniken und Apotheken sind nach ihm benannt: Wilhelm Christoph Hufeland. Er brachte Deutschlands erstes Leichenhaus auf den Weg und seine...
His doctoral work (1783) on the effect of electrical stimulation on dead and near-dead animals — a continuation of Lichtenberg’s work with electricity at Göttingen — combined several themes of popular interest in his day: electricity, its role and effects on living beings, and premature burial.
