Henry Lindlahr

Born in Germany in 1862 and later active in the United States, Henry Lindlahr became one of the best-known early writers and practitioners associated with naturopathy. He is especially remembered for Nature Cure, a book often described as a cornerstone text in American naturopathic medicine.

Accounts of his life note that he trained in Europe and opened a practice in Chicago in the early 1900s. He also founded the Lindlahr Sanitarium in Elmhurst, Illinois, where his ideas about diet, hydrotherapy, exercise, rest, fresh air, and sun exposure were put into practice.

Lindlahr died in 1924, but his books continued to circulate for many years. Today he is mainly read as a historical figure whose writing helped shape the language and philosophy of early 20th-century natural healing.