Portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner
The portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner is a listed bronze bust of the Swiss doctor and nutritionist Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner , who is considered a pioneer of whole foods .
The work created by the Frankfurt sculptor Georg Krämer and unveiled in 1965 is located in the Bad Homburg spa gardens in the Bad Homburg district of Kirdorf . The bust standing on a base made of shell limestone is a foundation of the “Society for Health Culture”, of which Bircher-Benner was chairman.
The inscription reads: “Dr. Med. Max Oskar Bircher-Benner, the father of the new nutrition theory 1867–1939 ”.
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Commons : Portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 47 " N , 8 ° 37 ′ 21" E