Hans-Adalbert Schweigart
Encyclopedia
Hans Adalbert Schweigart (July 7, 1900 in Biberberg – December 12, 1972 in Hannover) was a German chemist
and researcher in nutrition
. He studied chemistry in Berlin
and Munich
. In 1935 he created the general term vital substances. He was director of the Institute for Care and storage of agricultural trade research at the Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Berlin. During World War II
he observed among the German soldiers of the Africacorps under General Rommel that pork meat in the nutrition in a hot climate caused negative effects. Later he found out that cancerous tissue is always deficient in oxygen.
His scientific masterpiece "The nutrition budget of the German people" (original: Der Ernährungshaushalt des deutschen Volkes) took him into disrepute after 1945 but even later in connection with the refurbishment of the Nazi past, because the preface of the book was written in 1937 stained strongly in favor of the government politically. This also had a negative impact on the organizations in which he was involved.
Schweigart was the first president of the international non-governmental organization World Union for Protection of Life
in Luxembourg
1964 and organized the International Congresses about Vital Substances and Civilization Diseases.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and researcher in nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
. He studied chemistry in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. In 1935 he created the general term vital substances. He was director of the Institute for Care and storage of agricultural trade research at the Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Berlin. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he observed among the German soldiers of the Africacorps under General Rommel that pork meat in the nutrition in a hot climate caused negative effects. Later he found out that cancerous tissue is always deficient in oxygen.
His scientific masterpiece "The nutrition budget of the German people" (original: Der Ernährungshaushalt des deutschen Volkes) took him into disrepute after 1945 but even later in connection with the refurbishment of the Nazi past, because the preface of the book was written in 1937 stained strongly in favor of the government politically. This also had a negative impact on the organizations in which he was involved.
Schweigart was the first president of the international non-governmental organization World Union for Protection of Life
World Union for Protection of Life
The World Union for Protection of Life is an international non-profit organization and non-governmental organization which was founded 1958 in Salzburg by the writer Günther Schwab...
in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
1964 and organized the International Congresses about Vital Substances and Civilization Diseases.
Publications
- Der Ernährungshaushalt des deutschen Volkes. Deutscher Verlag für Politik und Wirtschaft, Berlin 1937.
- Nutritional problems. Hippokrates. 1957;28(9) PMID: 13438448
- Vitalstoffe Ziv. 12: 48.
- Vitalstoff-Lehre, Vitalstoff-Tabellarium. Zauner 1962.