Russell Trall
Russell Thacher Trall (* 1812 ; † 1877 ) was an American alternative doctor .
Life
Trall founded the Hygieo-Therapeutic College in New York in 1852 . This institute was the first of its kind to give women and men equal training, and around a third of the students there were women. Trall's students included John Harvey Kellogg .
Trall's doctrines were influenced by Sylvester Graham and Isaac Jennings . He also referred to Genesis when he advocated a vegetarian diet.
His preferred supportive measures were a vegetarian diet, hydrotherapy and massage .
During the Civil War , Trall taught at the Smithsonian Institution, which was popular . He published numerous books and eventually became Vice President of the American Vegetarian Society.
Trall's influences were evident in the 20th century with Herbert Shelton .
Fonts
- The True Healing Art: Or, Hygienic vs. Drug Medication , New York, Fowler & Wells, repr. 1880
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/dept/hom/2008/fall.pdf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trall, Russell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trall, Russell Thacher (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American alternative medicine practitioner, vegetarian, hydrotherapist, and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1812 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1877 |