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Sebastian Kneipp

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Father Sebastian Kneipp
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Portrait of Sebastian Kneiff, undated (from Wellcome Collection, CC-BY-4.0)

Born Sebastian Kneipp
17 May 1821(1821-05-17)
Stephansried, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
Died 17 June 1897 (76)
Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, German Empire
Field(s) Priesthood (Catholic)

Sebastian Anton Kneipp (May 17, 1821 - June 17, 1897) was a Catholic priest of Bavarian descent, promoter of naturopathy and hydropathy, and the namesake of various Kneipp-branded naturopathic remedies.

Selected Bibliography

  • Kneipp, Sebastian (1886) (in German), Meine Wasserkur 
  • Kneipp, Sebastian (1889) (in German), So sollt ihr Leben! Winke und Rathschläge für Gesunde und Kranke zu einer einfachen, vernünftigen Lebensweise und einer naturgemäßen Heilmethode 
  • Kneipp, Sebastian (in German), Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben 
  • Kneipp, Sebastian (in German), Mein Testament für Gesunde und Kranke 
  • Kneipp, Sebastian (in German), Rathgeber für Gesunde und Kranke. 

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