Eugen Bilfinger

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Eugen Karl Heinrich Bilfinger (born February 12, 1846 in Welzheim ; † January 21, 1923 in Radebeul ) was a German naturopath , doctor and author. From 1912 he was the chief doctor of the Bilz sanatorium .

Eugen Bilfinger, around 1907

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Bilfinger completed his training as a doctor with a doctorate as Dr. med. from. He was later appointed to the medical council.

In the 1870s / 1880s, Bilfinger became an opponent of the compulsory vaccination and advocate of the sweat cure and at the same time a combative representative of naturopathy , which he vehemently advocated in speeches and books.

After leading positions in several sanatoriums, Bilfinger switched to Friedrich Eduard Bilz as a senior doctor in his Oberlößnitz Bilz Sanatorium in 1912 , where he worked and lived until his death.

Bilfinger was internationally respected, he wrote numerous publications on healthy living.

Fonts

  • Health and vegetarianism. 1881.
  • For and against the compulsory vaccination. 1882.
  • Homeotherapy. 1889.
  • Health Almanac. W. Möller, 1897.
  • The natural doctor for nerves. 1897.
  • Natural healing and way of life: popularly understandable lectures and treatises on the most important questions in the field of natural healing methods. Hartung, 1898.
  • About herbal medicine. 1900.
  • The eye and its natural care. Demme, Leipzig 1901.
  • Together with Paul Aschke: Humans, their origins and race development. FE Bilz, 1914.
  • The neurologist on a hygienic-biological basis: advice f. Nervous patients and those who don't want to be. 6. revised Ed., W. Möller, Oranienburg b. Berlin 1922.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
  • Maren Gündel: Happiness and Health - Health and Happiness. What was true in 1914 is still relevant today. In: Radebeuler Official Journal. 02/2014, Radebeul 2014, ISSN  1865-5564 , p. 6 ( online ).

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personal data
SURNAME Bilfinger, Eugene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bilfinger, Eugen Karl Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naturopath, doctor and author
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Welzheim
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1923
Place of death Radebeul