Herman Le Compte
Herman Le Compte | |
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| Born | 26 April 1929 |
| Died | 3 January 2008 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Vitamin Doctor |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and Gerontologist |
Herman Le Compte (26 April 1929 in Aalst – 3 January 2008 in Knokke) was a Belgian physician and gerontologist.
Biography
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Known across his native Flanders as the "Vitamin Doctor," Le Compte became famous during the 1960s with a series of books and TV shows dedicated to health and aging.[1] He claimed that vitamins and yeast would increase longevity, and called for elders taking a more active role in society.[1] His claims led to a lifelong ban by the Belgian medical association.[1]
Despite the ban, he continued to practise medicine leading to his arrest. After a two-decade legal fight he was vindicated by the ECHR and legally allowed to practise again.
Le Compte died in his sleep of a heart attack on 3 January 2008 in Knokke, Belgium.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]- Herman Le Compte: Qui Encore a Peur de Moi? Le Credo du Herman Le Compte., Banana Press 1973
- Herman Le Compte: Het is niet nodig gek te zijn, maar het kan helpen, Gottmer 1974, ISBN 90-257-0237-6
- Herman Le Compte: Wir Kinder des Methusalem: Alters-Chancen der jungen Gesellschaft, Econ-Verlag 1978, ISBN 3-430-15908-3, ab 1980 als Lizenzausgabe bei Droemer-Knaur, ISBN 3-426-03634-7
- Herman Le Compte, Pia Pervenche: So lebt man länger nach Dr LeComptes Erfolgsmethode : vital und gesund bis ins hohe Alter, Falken-Verlag 1982, ISBN 3-8068-4129-2
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Dead 922 years early: Belgium's 'vitamin doctor' passes away Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Earthtimes
External links
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