Friedrich christian samuel hahnemann biography

  • friedrich christian samuel hahnemann biography

    • Samuel Hahnemann

    German physician who created homeopathy (1755–1843)

    Samuel Hahnemann

    Hahnemann in 1841

    Born

    Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann


    (1755-04-10)10 April 1755

    Meissen, Electorate of Saxony

    Died2 July 1843(1843-07-02) (aged 88)

    Paris, France

    NationalityGerman
    Known forHomeopathy

    Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (HAH-nə-mən, German:[ˈzaːmueːlˈhaːnəman]; 10 April 1755[1] – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy.[2]

    Early life

    Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was born in Meissen, Saxony, near Dresden. His father Christian Gottfried Hahnemann[3] was a painter and designer of porcelain, for which the town of Meissen is famous.[4]

    As a young man, Hahnemann became proficient in a number of languages, including English, French, Italian, Greek and Latin. He eventually m