Wilhelm Winternitz

Wilhelm Winternitz (1 March 1835 to 22 February 1917) was a Czech-Austrian Jewish physician, born in Josefov (Jaromer) in Bohemia, who is often called the father of scientific hydrotherapy. He earned his medical degree at Prague in 1857, served briefly in the Austrian Navy, and then practised in Vienna. He became a privat-docent in hydropathy at the University of Vienna in 1865, assistant professor in 1881 and full professor in 1899, and he founded a private hospital at Kaltenleutgeben near Vienna. He helped found the General Vienna Dispensary and, in 1890, launched the journal Blaetter fuer Klinische Hydrotherapie, which he edited until 1905. His book Die Hydropathie auf Physiologischer und Klinischer Grundlage was translated into several languages and influenced later practitioners, including the Kellogg brothers.

Wilhelm Winternitz (1 March 1835 to 22 February 1917) was a Czech-Austrian Jewish physician, born in Josefov (Jaromer) in Bohemia, who is often called the father of scientific hydrotherapy. He earned his medical degree at Prague in 1857, served briefly in the Austrian Navy, and then practised in Vienna. He became a privat-docent in hydropathy at the University of Vienna in 1865, assistant professor in 1881 and full professor in 1899, and he founded a private hospital at Kaltenleutgeben near Vienna. He helped found the General Vienna Dispensary and, in 1890, launched the journal Blaetter fuer Klinische Hydrotherapie, which he edited until 1905. His book Die Hydropathie auf Physiologischer und Klinischer Grundlage was translated into several languages and influenced later practitioners, including the Kellogg brothers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/