George S. Weger
Born
George Stephen Weger

(1874-09-02)September 2, 1874
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 1935(1935-01-16) (aged 60)
Redlands, California, U.S.
EducationBaltimore Medical College (Medical degree, 1898)
Occupation(s)Physician, writer
Spouse
Katie C. Trame
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(m. 1900)​

George Stephen Weger (September 2, 1874 – January 16, 1935) was an American physician and natural hygiene proponent.

Biography

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

  • Health Lessons (1925)
  • The Genesis and Control of Disease (1931)
  • Dietetic Disappointments and Failures (1994 reprint)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carr, Michael W. (1903). A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland. Cleveland. pp. 438-439
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1935-1936. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1936. p 48
  3. ↑ "Ohio Medical News". Journal of the American Medical Association. 55 (24): 2073. 1910.
  4. ↑ "Editorial Department". The Ohio Educational Monthly. 58 (12): 674. 1909.
  5. ↑ Weger, Stephen S. (1994). Dietetic Disappointments and Failures. Health Research. ISBN 0-7873-1098-0
  6. ↑ "Editorial Comment". California State Journal of Medicine. 18 (6): 214. 1920.
  7. ↑ Dr. Weger dies of heart attack. The San Bernardino County Sun (January 17, 1935). p. 15
  8. ↑ Bequest Honors Late Dr. George S. Weger. Delphos Daily Herald (April 20, 1965). p. 2
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