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Samuel Hahnemann

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Also known as Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann

German physician known for creating homeopathy

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Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician who developed homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine based on the principle that substances causing symptoms in healthy people can treat similar symptoms in sick people when highly diluted. His work in the late 1700s and early 1800s established a medical approach that remains influential today, though its scientific basis is disputed by mainstream medicine.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Gender
male
Place of birth
Meissen
Occupation
pharmacist
Languages spoken
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Field of work
homeopathy
Image
Samuel Hahnemann 1841.jpg
Number of children
11
Work location
Torgau
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Samuel Hahnemann
date of birth
1755-04-10
date of death
1843-07-02
member of
Freemasonry
name in native language
Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann
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Samuel Hahnemann
Commons Creator page
Samuel Hahnemann
cause of death
pneumonia
pseudonym
C. H. Spohr
ethnic group
Germans
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

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

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