Cesare Mattei

Count Cesare Mattei (11 January 1809 to 3 April 1896) was an Italian nobleman, politician, writer and self-taught medical practitioner. He is best known as the founder of electrohomeopathy, a nineteenth-century alternative medical system that combined homeopathy, herbal preparations, alchemical language and claims concerning bodily or vegetal electricity. Born in Bologna into a wealthy family of Ferrarese origin, he was among the founders of the Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna in 1837 and briefly took part in the political life of the Papal States during the revolutionary period of 1848. He built the eclectic castle Rocchetta Mattei in the Bolognese Apennines, where he later lived and promoted his medical system. His remedies attracted considerable popular attention in Italy and abroad, but were strongly criticised by physicians and by homeopaths, particularly because the alleged electrical properties of his preparations could not be demonstrated. Historical and medical sources treat electrohomeopathy as an unvalidated or pseudoscientific medical system rather than a scientifically established therapy.

Count Cesare Mattei (11 January 1809 to 3 April 1896) was an Italian nobleman, politician, writer and self-taught medical practitioner. He is best known as the founder of electrohomeopathy, a nineteenth-century alternative medical system that combined homeopathy, herbal preparations, alchemical language and claims concerning bodily or vegetal electricity. Born in Bologna into a wealthy family of Ferrarese origin, he was among the founders of the Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna in 1837 and briefly took part in the political life of the Papal States during the revolutionary period of 1848. He built the eclectic castle Rocchetta Mattei in the Bolognese Apennines, where he later lived and promoted his medical system. His remedies attracted considerable popular attention in Italy and abroad, but were strongly criticised by physicians and by homeopaths, particularly because the alleged electrical properties of his preparations could not be demonstrated. Historical and medical sources treat electrohomeopathy as an unvalidated or pseudoscientific medical system rather than a scientifically established therapy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/