Louis Kuhne (1835-1901)
secondary literature · 2019
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SUMMARY
Short biographical history column on Louis Kuhne in Integrative Medicine (Encinitas), part of a naturopathic-heritage series. Bibliographic metadata confirmed against the PubMed record (PMID 32549812: title 'Louis Kuhne (1835-1901).', journal 'Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)', 2019 Jun, volume 18, issue 3, page 47, author 'Czeranko S', no DOI) and against Wikidata Q96439464 (same PMID, volume 18, issue 3, page 47, published 2019-06-01). The piece is a laudatory naturopathic-trade biography that places Kuhne as a founding figure of nature cure; it is used in this case only as a marker of his standing within the naturopathic tradition, NOT as an authority on the efficacy or scientific status of his methods. No factual claim in this case rests on this source alone: the life dates are grounded to the Deutsche Biographie record and the doctrine to Kuhne's own books.
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Czeranko’s 2019 column in Integrative Medicine (Encinitas), volume 18, issue 3, page 47 (PMID 32549812), is a brief biographical sketch in a naturopathic-heritage series that treats Kuhne as a foundational figure of the nature-cure movement. Because it is a celebratory trade-press biography rather than a neutral or critical account, this case uses it only to establish that Kuhne is regarded within naturopathy as a foundational figure; it is not relied on for the life dates (grounded to the Deutsche Biographie authority record) or for any judgement about whether his methods worked (grounded to the secondary literature on autointoxication). The bibliographic identifiers were confirmed against the PubMed record and the corresponding Wikidata item.