George S. Weger

George Stephen Weger (September 2, 1874 - January 16, 1935) was an American physician and natural hygiene proponent.

George S. Weger
BornSeptember 2, 1874
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJanuary 16, 1935
Redlands, California
OccupationPhysician, writer

Weger was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] In 1895, he attended Baltimore Medical College and obtained his medical degree in 1898.[1][2] From 1898, Weger worked as a physician in Delphos, Ohio.[1] He was a devout Catholic. He married Katie C. Trame on October 1, 1900.[1]

Weger practiced medicine in Delphos until 1912.[2] He was general manager of Mueller Implement and Auto Company in Delphos.[3] He was a member of the California State and San Bernardino County Medical Associations, Delphos Commercial Club and Vice President of the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.[2][4]

After 1912, Weger rejected conventional medicine and was associated with the natural hygiene movement. In his book Dietetic Disappointments and Failures, he recommended fasting, a fruit, vegetable and nut diet and for people to avoid drugs, flour, meat, salt, spices, alcohol, coffee, tea, all processed foods and sexual excitement.[5] In 1920, the California State Journal of Medicine noted that "Weger, with an inchoate grouch against the medical profession, of which, we surmise, he is a misrepresentative member."[6]

Weger was director and owner of Weger Health School in Redlands, California (1923-1935). He died at his school on January 16, 1935 from a heart attack.[2][7] A chair was established at the Medical School of Columbia University in memory of Weger.[8]

Publications
  • Health Lessons (1925)
  • The Genesis and Control of Disease (1931)
  • Dietetic Disappointments and Failures (1994 reprint)

References
  1. Carr, Michael W. (1903). A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland. Cleveland. pp. 438-439
  2. Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1935-1936. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1936. p 48
  3. "Ohio Medical News". Journal of the American Medical Association. 55 (24): 2073. 1910.
  4. "Editorial Department". The Ohio Educational Monthly. 58 (12): 674. 1909.
  5. Weger, Stephen S. (1994). Dietetic Disappointments and Failures. Health Research. ISBN 0-7873-1098-0
  6. "Editorial Comment". California State Journal of Medicine. 18 (6): 214. 1920.
  7. Dr. Weger dies of heart attack. The San Bernardino County Sun (January 17, 1935). p. 15
  8. Bequest Honors Late Dr. George S. Weger. Delphos Daily Herald (April 20, 1965). p. 2
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