PHYSICIAN
Ryke Geerd Hamer
1935 - 2017

Ryke Geerd Hamer
Ryke Geerd Hamer (17 May 1935 – 2 July 2017) was a German former physician and the originator of Germanic New Medicine (GNM), also formerly known as German New Medicine and New Medicine, a system of pseudo-medicine that purports to be able to cure cancer. The Swiss Cancer League described Hamer's approach as "dangerous, especially as it lulls the patients into a false sense of security, so that they are deprived of effective treatments." Hamer held a licence to practice medicine from 1963 until 1986, when it was revoked for malpractice. His system came to public attention in 1995, when the parents of a child suffering from cancer refused medical treatment (chemical therapy or chemotherapy) in favour of Hamer's methods. Hamer was charged with malpractice and imprisoned in several European countries. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryke Geerd Hamer is the 147th most popular physician (down from 116th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from Germany (down from 765th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Ryke Geerd Hamer ranks 147 out of 726. Before him are Dickinson W. Richards, George H. Hitchings, William Kaelin Jr., Jang-geum, Ferid Murad, and Charles Best. After him are Ibn Zuhr, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Theodor Billroth, Franz Joseph Gall, Erasistratus, and George Emil Palade.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDickinson W. Richards
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 141
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 142
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 143
Jang-geum
1550 - 1550
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 144
Ferid Murad
1936 - 2023
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 145
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 146
Ryke Geerd Hamer
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 147
Ibn Zuhr
1091 - 1162
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 148
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 149
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 150
Franz Joseph Gall
1758 - 1828
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 151
Erasistratus
303 BC - 249 BC
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 152
George Emil Palade
1912 - 2008
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Ryke Geerd Hamer ranks 42. Before him are Omar Bongo, Mylène Demongeot, Gherman Titov, Charles Koch, Sylvia Earle, and Jim Peebles. After him are Giya Kancheli, Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, Danilo Kiš, Elsa Martinelli, and Akira Kitaguchi. Among people deceased in 2017, Ryke Geerd Hamer ranks 50. Before him are Chester Bennington, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Albert Speer, Kenneth Arrow, George A. Romero, and Derek Walcott. After him are Emma Morano, Jonathan Demme, Malcolm Young, John Surtees, Oliver Smithies, and Adnan Khashoggi.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsOmar Bongo
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 36
Mylène Demongeot
ACTOR
1935 - 2022
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 37
Gherman Titov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2000
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 38
Charles Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 39
Sylvia Earle
BIOLOGIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 40
Jim Peebles
PHYSICIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 41
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 42
Giya Kancheli
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 43
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 44
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 45
Danilo Kiš
WRITER
1935 - 1989
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 46
Elsa Martinelli
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 47
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsChester Bennington
SINGER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 44
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 45
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 46
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 47
George A. Romero
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 48
Derek Walcott
WRITER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 49
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 50
Emma Morano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 2017
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 51
Jonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 52
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 53
John Surtees
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 54
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 55
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 56
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ryke Geerd Hamer ranks 839 out of 7,253. Before him are Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Bernd Schuster (1959), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Juana Bormann (1893), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), and Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905). After him are Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), Petrus Apianus (1495), Gertrude the Great (1256), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720), and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsSabine Bergmann-Pohl
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 833
Bernd Schuster
COACH
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 834
Otto III, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1261 - 1312
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 835
Juana Bormann
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1945
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 836
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1729 - 1796
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 837
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 838
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 839
Wilhelm Liebknecht
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1900
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 840
Petrus Apianus
ASTRONOMER
1495 - 1552
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 841
Gertrude the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1256 - 1302
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 842
Charles I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 843
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
COMPANION
1720 - 1782
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 844
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1567
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 845
Among PHYSICIANS In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Ryke Geerd Hamer ranks 17. Before him are Theodor Morell (1886), Werner Forssmann (1904), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780), Johann Joachim Becher (1635), and Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840). After him are Theodor Billroth (1829), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Herta Oberheuser (1911), Albert of Riga (1165), August von Wassermann (1866), and Engelbert Kaempfer (1651).
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 11
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 12
Johannes Peter Müller
1801 - 1858
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 13
Hinrich Lichtenstein
1780 - 1857
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 14
Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 15
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
1840 - 1902
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 16
Ryke Geerd Hamer
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 17
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 18
Franz Joseph Gall
1758 - 1828
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 19
Herta Oberheuser
1911 - 1978
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 20
Albert of Riga
1165 - 1229
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 21
August von Wassermann
1866 - 1925
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 22
Engelbert Kaempfer
1651 - 1716
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 23