About Ernest Nyssens
Lived 1868 – 1956 (aged 87–88). Ernest Nyssens was a Belgian physician and homeopathy.
Ernest Nyssens (10 July 1868 – 14 March 1956) was a Belgian homeopath, naturopath, theosophist and vegetarianism activist.
Biography
Nyssens studied homeopathy in the United States which he introduced to Belgium. He was a naturopath who was interested in the ideas of Sebastian Kneipp. In the 1930s he was a bishop in the Free Catholic Church. Nyssens was a pioneer of the theosophical movement in Belgium. Nyssens authored the book Du traitement alimentaire du diabete par le regime vegétarien (1901), it was published by the French Vegetarian Society.
Nyssens was a member of the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) Provisional Committee in 1909 and a speaker at the 1913 IVU Congress.
Selected publications
Du Traitement alimentaire du diabète (1900) La Cuisine rationnelle, précis d'hygiène alimentaire (1900)
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Who was Ernest Nyssens?
Belgian physician (1868-1956)
When was Ernest Nyssens born?
Ernest Nyssens was born on 10 July 1868 in Chimay.
When did Ernest Nyssens die?
Ernest Nyssens died in 1956 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
What was Ernest Nyssens's occupation?
Ernest Nyssens was a physician and homeopathy.
What nationality was Ernest Nyssens?
Ernest Nyssens was Belgian.
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