George S. Weger
George S. Weger | |
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| Born | George Stephen Weger September 2, 1874 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1935 (aged 60) Redlands, California, U.S. |
| Education | Baltimore Medical College (Medical degree, 1898) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
| Spouse |
Katie C. Trame (m. 1900) |
George Stephen Weger (September 2, 1874 – January 16, 1935) was an American physician and natural hygiene proponent.
Biography
[edit]Weger was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] In 1895, he attended Baltimore Medical College and obtained his medical degree in 1898.[1][2] From 1898, Weger worked as a physician in Delphos, Ohio.[1] He was a devout Catholic. He married Katie C. Trame on October 1, 1900.[1]
Weger practiced medicine in Delphos until 1912.[2] He was general manager of Mueller Implement and Auto Company in Delphos.[3] He was a member of the California State and San Bernardino County Medical Associations, Delphos Commercial Club and Vice President of the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.[2][4]
After 1912, Weger rejected conventional medicine and was associated with the natural hygiene movement. In his book Dietetic Disappointments and Failures, he recommended fasting, a fruit, vegetable and nut diet and for people to avoid drugs, flour, meat, salt, spices, alcohol, coffee, tea, all processed foods and sexual excitement.[5] In 1920, the California State Journal of Medicine noted that "Weger, with an inchoate grouch against the medical profession, of which, we surmise, he is a misrepresentative member."[6]
Weger was director and owner of Weger Health School in Redlands, California (1923–1935). He died at his school on January 16, 1935, from a heart attack.[2][7] A chair was established at the Medical School of Columbia University in memory of Weger.[8]
Publications
[edit]- Health Lessons (1925)
- The Genesis and Control of Disease (1931)
- Dietetic Disappointments and Failures (1994 reprint)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Carr, Michael W. (1903). A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland. Cleveland. pp. 438-439
- ^ a b c d Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1935-1936. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1936. p 48
- ^ "Ohio Medical News". Journal of the American Medical Association. 55 (24): 2073. 1910.
- ^ "Editorial Department". The Ohio Educational Monthly. 58 (12): 674. 1909.
- ^ Weger, Stephen S. (1994). Dietetic Disappointments and Failures. Health Research. ISBN 0-7873-1098-0
- ^ "Editorial Comment". California State Journal of Medicine. 18 (6): 214. 1920.
- ^ Dr. Weger dies of heart attack. The San Bernardino County Sun (January 17, 1935). p. 15
- ^ Bequest Honors Late Dr. George S. Weger. Delphos Daily Herald (April 20, 1965). p. 2
- 1874 births
- 1935 deaths
- 20th-century American physicians
- American health and wellness writers
- American nutritionists
- American Roman Catholics
- American temperance activists
- American vegetarianism activists
- Fasting advocates
- Orthopaths
- Physicians from Baltimore
- Pseudoscientific diet advocates
- Opponents of tea drinking
- University of Maryland School of Medicine alumni