Hans Alfred Nieper
Hans Alfred Nieper | |
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Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Hamburg | |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Alternative medicine |
Medical career | |
Profession | Doctor |
Field | Alternative medicine |
Institutions | Silbersee Hospital |
Hans Alfred Herbert Eugen Nieper (23 May 1928 – 21 October 1998) was a controversial German alternative medicine practitioner who devised "Nieper Therapy".[1][2] He is best known for his claims to be able to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other serious diseases. His therapy has been discredited as ineffective and unsafe.[2]
Early life
Hans Nieper was born in Hanover, Germany on 23 May 1928.
Nieper's fascination for science and medicine came long before he was a doctor. Coming from a family with an extensive background in medicine, Hans Nieper would eventually follow in the family footsteps and become a doctor himself.[3]
Nieper's father was the grandson of Dr. Ferdinand Wahrendorff, founder of the Wahrendorff Psychiatric Hospitals, and son of Dr. Herbert Nieper, who was the Chief Surgeon at the hospital in Goslar, which was later named after him. Nieper's parents were both doctors, and married in 1925. Shortly after marriage, they both began to work at the Wahrendorff Psychiatric Hospital.[3]
Biography
Born in Germany in 1928, Nieper was educated at Johann Gutenberg University and the University of Freiburg before earning his medical degree at the University of Hamburg. During his career, he served as director for the Department of Medicine at Silbersee Hospital in Hanover and for the German Society for Medical Tumour Treatment. He was also a president of the private club German Society of Oncology, which conducting research of alternative medicine in oncology.[4]
Nieper was among the first researchers to work with
He died at the age of 70 from a stroke.[11]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-262-62104-5.
Hans Nieper is a controversial German alternative cancer therapist who receives mixed reviews from American cancer patients who visit him.
- ^ a b FDA Press Office (15 August 1986). "Alert Issued on Nieper Therapies". Quackwatch. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ a b Nieper, H., & Alexander, A. (1999). The curious man: The life and works of Dr. Hans Nieper. Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery.
- ISBN 0-9640125-6-1.
- ISBN 0-87527-537-0.
- ISBN 1-932603-54-9.
- ^ Division of the Federal Register, United States (2006). Code of Federal Regulations. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. p. 141.
- ISBN 0-8493-9118-0.
- ISBN 978-1-4200-4593-2.
- ^ s. P.Meiers: Zur Toxizität von Fluorverbindungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Onkogenese. Verlag für Medizin. Heidelberg, 1984
- ^ "Great Losses To Our Field (Hans Nieper and Ben Iverson)". www.padrak.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links
- Hans Nieper In: OTA Report: Pharmacologic and Biologic Treatments, Quackwatch, 3 August 1998
- Stephen Barrett: Be Wary of Nieper Therapy, Quackwatch, 25 June 2006