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Sebastian Kneipp

1821 - 1897

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Sebastian Kneipp (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈknaɪp]; 17 May 1821 – 17 June 1897) was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy (often called "Kneipp therapy" or "Kneippism"), the application of water through various methods, temperatures and pressures, which he claimed to have therapeutic or healing effects, thus building several hospitals in Bad Wörishofen. Although most commonly associated with one area of nature cure, Kneipp was the proponent of an entire system of healing, which rested on five main tenets: Hydrotherapy – The use of water to treat ailments Phytotherapy – The use of botanical medicines was another of Kneipp's specialties Exercise – Promoting health of the body through movement Nutrition – A wholesome diet of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables with limited meat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Kneipp is the 222nd most popular physician (down from 191st in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,318th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Sebastian Kneipp ranks 222 out of 726. Before him are Zhang Zhongjing, Bernardino Ramazzini, John Langdon Down, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Barry Marshall, and Carl Ludwig. After him are Eduard Bloch, Mondino de Luzzi, Robin Cook, Maurice Bucaille, Ernst-Robert Grawitz, and Frederik Ruysch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Sebastian Kneipp ranks 27. Before him are Arthur Cayley, Bartolomé Mitre, Andrew Kim Taegon, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Eduard Heine, and Giovanni Bottesini. After him are Tuone Udaina, Rachel Félix, Ernst Engel, Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Henry Thomas Buckle, and Franz Doppler. Among people deceased in 1897, Sebastian Kneipp ranks 17. Before him are Albert Marth, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, James Joseph Sylvester, Salomon August Andrée, Harriet Jacobs, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. After him are Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Andrés Bonifacio, Prince William of Baden, Giuseppina Strepponi, and Galileo Ferraris.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sebastian Kneipp ranks 1,532 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), Karl Albrecht (1920), Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954), Tarkan (1972), and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654). After him are Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907), Karl Richter (1926), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884), Albert Günther (1830), Karl August von Hardenberg (1750), and Douglas Sirk (1897).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Sebastian Kneipp ranks 32. Before him are Horst Schumann (1906), Werner Haase (1900), Franciscus Sylvius (1614), Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796), Waldemar Hoven (1903), and Carl Ludwig (1816). After him are Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899), Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766), Leonhart Fuchs (1501), and Karl Adolph von Basedow (1799).

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