Magdalene Madaus

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Magdalene Johanne Marie Madaus b. Heyer (born January 12, 1857 in Magdeburg , † January 3, 1925 in Dresden ) was a German alternative practitioner and homeopath who created the basis for the Madaus company founded by her sons .

Live and act

Madaus was the daughter of a jeweler and worked in her parents' business for many years. Presumably in 1885 she married the old Lutheran pastor Heinrich Friedrich Pieter Madaus (1853–1915) in Magdeburg . After the wedding, the couple moved to Fürth in Saarland, where their daughter Eva was the first of seven children to be born. Since the income in Fürth was insufficient, Heinrich Friedrich Pieter Madaus took over a new job almost two years later in Nestau near Uelzen, where the children Susi, Hanna and Gerhard (* 1890) were born. A short time later, the family relocated to Langenberg in the Rhineland, where Heinrich Friedrich Pieter Madaus worked as an assistant pastor. Magdalene Madaus gave birth to the children Agnes and Friedemund (* 1894) there.

In 1895 the Madaus family moved to Radevormwald , where Heinrich Friedrich Pieter Madaus worked as pastor of the Michaelis parish and in 1896 their son Hans was born. Due to the low wages, the Madaus tried to find other sources of income and bought a cow, chickens and pigs, which led to discussions among the local residents, who, however, did not consider the needs of a family with many children.

Magdalene Madaus had suffered several miscarriages and many health problems. Her children often fell ill and her son Hans suffered from polio . For this reason, she visited Emanuel Felke in Repelen for 14 days , where she recovered increasingly and her son Hans learned to walk. Due to the success of eye diagnosis and Felke's homeopathic complex therapy that he experienced there , Madaus decided to concentrate on homeopathy after the return trip. Felke then employed her as an assistant for two weeks.

Madaus then created a small herb garden at her rectory in Radevormwald, where she grew natural healing products for her family and residents. She gave medical advice for which she was heavily criticized and controlled by the synod. Her husband died after several strokes in 1915. Madaus moved to Bonn, created his own preparations ( complex remedies ) and in 1916 created the textbook on iris diagnosis. With the addition of other diagnoses by physiognomics, chirosophy, naturelle, etc. Furthermore: New formulation - therapy, which was published by Carl Georgi in Bonn. In 1921 and 1926 two improved editions followed at P. Rohrmoser in Bonn. In 1993 in Blagoewgrad and Sofia the second edition was published in Bulgarian and in Cyrillic as Irisova diagnoza .

Madaus also founded the "Iris" teaching institute in Bonn, where she trained people in their "own system". She herself received a Dr. hc from the American School of Naturopathy in New York of the German-born Lebensreform supporter Benedict Lust .

Madaus sons Gerhard, Hans and Friedmund took up their ideas and founded the Dr. Madaus & Co. , who made the complex remedies created by their mother.

Fonts

  • Pharmacology and practical recipe book. 1911.
  • Pocket recipe book for constitution treatment. undated (6th edition 1931/1932).
  • Textbook on iris diagnosis. With Erg. of other diagnoses, physiognomics, chirology, etc. 3. verb. Ed., P. Rohrmoser, Bonn a. Rhine [1926].
  • Irisova diagnoza. Prevod ot nemski Ivanka Kadieva, 2. izd. (in Cyrillic script., Bulgar.), Izd. Orbel, Blagoevgrad [1993], ISBN 954-496-008-2 ; Izd. Briz, Sofija [1993], ISBN 954-8241-01-3 .

literature

  • Anette Kerckhoff; Hartmut Schröder (Ak. Betr.): From prescription treasure chest and God's pharmacy. Prominent lay healers, their health guides and writings. (European University Viadrina Frankfurt, Diss., 2013) University library of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder) 2014, pp. 78–81 ( Online. ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Trailblazer of the oligoplexes: Magdalene Madaus (1857–1925), accessed on December 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lutheran pastors before 1945: Madaus, Heinrich Friedrich Pieter, accessed on December 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Horst Schmitz: MADAUS - Born in Bergisch, known in the world . in: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 2000. Heider-Verlag Bergisch Gladbach. Page 146.
  4. ↑ Horst Schmitz: MADAUS - Born in Bergisch, known in the world . in: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 2000. Heider-Verlag Bergisch Gladbach. Page 146–147.
  5. ↑ Horst Schmitz: MADAUS - Born in Bergisch, known in the world . in: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 2000. Heider-Verlag Bergisch Gladbach. Page 147.
  6. ↑ Horst Schmitz: MADAUS - Born in Bergisch, known in the world . in: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 2000. Heider-Verlag Bergisch Gladbach. Page 148.
personal data
SURNAME Madaus, Magdalene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Madaus, Magdalene Johanne Marie (real name); Heyer, Magdalene Johanne Marie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeopath
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1925
Place of death Dresden