Vincenz Priessnitz
Peasant
Vincenz Priessnitz, also written Prießnitz was a peasant farmer in Gräfenberg, Austrian Silesia, who is generally considered the founder of modern hydrotherapy, which is used in alternative and orthodox medicine. Wikipedia
Born: October 4, 1799, Lázně Jeseník, Jesenik, Czechia
Died: November 26, 1851 (age 52 years), Lázně Jeseník, Jesenik, Czechia
Books: The Cold Water Cure, The cold water cure, its principles' theory, and practice, and The Cold Water Cure, Its Principles, Theory, and Practice; with Hints for Its Self-application, and a Full Account of the Wonderful Cures Performed with it ... at Graefenberg ... by the Inventor, V. Priessnitz
Nationality: Austrian