Hermann Brehmer
Hermann Brehmer (14 August 1826 – 28 December 1889) was a German physician who established the first German sanatorium for the systematic open-air treatment of tuberculosis.
Biography
Brehmer was born in
Alternately, as a botany student in Silesia, Brehmer was diagnosed with tuberculosis and told to find a healthier climate. He went to the Himalayas, continued his studies, and found himself cured. In 1854 he returned to Germany to study medicine, ultimately writing a dissertation titled "Tuberculosis is a Curable Disease".[2]
By 1854 Brehmer had settled in Görbersdorf (Sokołowsko), Silesia and opened the Brehmersche Heilanstalt für Lungenkranke, a hospital in Görbersdorf where patients were exposed to plentiful amounts of high altitude fresh air, and good nutrition. Initially, his sanatorium was based in a small group of cottages, though it would grow to have 300 beds. The results surpassed all previous treatments.[3]
Brehmer died in Görbersdorf. His work was continued by one of his patients,
References
- ^ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band 47, 1903. (in German)
- ^ Koehler, Christopher W. (2002). "Consumption, the great killer". Modern Drug Discovery. 5 (5): 47–49.
- PMID 11461990.