Felix von Niemeyer

Felix von Niemeyer (December 31, 1820 - March 14 1871) was a German internist born in Magdeburg. He studied medicine at the University of Halle and in 1844 became a physician in Magdeburg. Later, he was a professor of internal medicine at the University of Greifswald, (1855} and at the University of Tübingen (1860). During the Franco-Prussian War he was a medical consultant.

Niemeyer is mainly remembered for his written works; especially the book Handbuch der praktischen Medizin (Handbook of Practical Medicine) which was a very popular medical book in Germany. He is also known for espousing a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that was in essence a modification of the popular "Banting diet", (a diet endorsed by William Banting (1796-1878), an English carpenter).

Partial Bibliography:
 * Die asiatische Cholera, ein primär-örtliches Leiden der Darmschleimhaut, in: Die medicinische Reform. Eine Wochenschrift 1, Nr. 19, 1848, 134-138
 * Die symptomatische Behandlung der Cholera mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Bedeutung des Darmleidens, 1849
 * Klinische Mittheilungen aus dem Städtischen Krankenhause zu Magdeburg, 1855
 * Lehrbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Physiologie und pathologische Anatomie, 1858

Additional reading:
 * Essay about William Banting's Diet

Felix von Niemeyer