Christoph William hoof country (* 12 August 1762 in bath Langensalza; "† 25 August 1836 in Berlin) was one of the most famous and probably most widely read physicians at present the turn of 18. to 19. Century. Because of his carefully prepared vitality theory of the vitalism (the then fashionable Brownianismus diametrically opposing a concept) one calls. He is seen also as a founder of the Makrobiotik.

Hoof country medical career

Hoof country father and grandfather had already studied medicine - he followed this tradition with a medicine study in Jena and Goettingen, where also George Christoph Lichtenberg ranked among his teachers. Also its younger brother was since 1799 a physician, likewise in Weimar. 1783 attained a doctorate to C.W. hoof country to the doctor of the medicine in Goettingen and became Freimaurer in the Loge "“Augusta the three flames"”. Subsequently, he worked from the same year to in practice its gradually going blind father in Weimar, which he took over later and until 1801 led. In the year 1784 it was accepted to the federation of the Illuminaten. 1796 it became yard advice and Leibmedikus, late Hofmedikus in Weimar. Among his patients ranked also Goethe, Schiller, Herder and Wieland, whom he became acquainted with in the time in Weimar as a yard physician and whom to the fact it contributed that he could become the Reformator of the health service. The Saxonian duke Karl August could do it as a fee professor of 1793 - 1801 and the Friedrich Schiller university to Jena to obligate, where its lectures were enthusiastically received - the numbers of visitors in the auditory was record suspicious. Different lucrative offers (inclusive foreign country) it rejected first, could then 1801 to the royal yard to Berlin be called however nevertheless. There he cared for the royal family of Friedrich as a royal body physician William III. and led the Collegium medico chirurgicum as well as first physician and Director the in Berlin. Following those the escape of the king family after king mountain and Memel, which he accompanied, it became first Dekan of the medical faculty as an academy member of the new citizens of Berlin university. Apart from its activity as a professor at the chair for special pathology and therapy he was director/conductor of the military academy and Council of State of the department of health service in the Prussian ministry of the Interior and member of the arm management. The arm welfare service was it a special request - from it that of the paradigm tables saying "“the patient comes alone is poor"”, who expresses the support worthyness of patients by public finances. Hoof country published its opinions in the arm sketched for Berlin together with the message of the daselbst established hospital for arms in their dwellings. 1810 it created the first health center in Berlin, which was led starting from 1833 by its nephew and son-in-law Emil Osann.

Hoof country literary career

Hoof country intensive publication activity began with a work over Mesmer and its magnetism (1785). As the first book publication a paper over the extermination of the smallpox appeared (1787). Subsequently, numerous writings followed about health care, under it its Hauptwerk the art, which human lives to extend (1796), in which a special nutrition and a harmonious life-style are recommended. Personal health welfare service and national public health policy are combined here in accordance with the spirit of the clearing-up. Its theses came to meet the opinions of the civil-Protestant population much. Thus it came that the title already reached 1805 (when "“Makrobiotik"”) the third edition. Also with magazine editions hoof country brought important achievements (among other things publication journal of the practischen Arzneykunde and Wundarzneykunst, 1795). Altogether the listing of its writings counts over 400 titles.

Hoof country medical theory

Hoof country medicine-theoretical beginning proceeded from a vitality, which it far differentiated, generally however as self-preservation principle of the organism understood. By its final speech for gentle treatment (contrary to the heroischen medicine), use of the welfare strength of nature (vis medicatrix naturae) and use of and physical therapy he had large influence on the naturopathy starting from that 19. Century hoof country was also one first, the as doubtful Pseudowissenschaft criticized. The ideology of her founder, cock man, already estimates it 1831 as sec. animal.

Hoof country and future generations

In the GDR annually the hoof land medal designated after it, a national honor for important earnings/services was lent around the health protection. Its name lives on also in the Hufeland society and the hoof land donation.

Literature

• Wolfgang And Eckart: History of the medicine, Heidelberg 2005

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