Ignaz von Peczely
Ignaz von Peczely (1826-1911) was a Hungarian physician, who is credited with the invention or re-invention of the pseudoscientific theory of iridology.[1][2] Von Peczely first thought of iridology when caring for an owl with a broken leg. After noticing a spot in the owl's eye he hypothesized a link between the two and later tested this theory with other animals.[3] Iridology is now widely rejected by evidence-based medicine and regarded as a pseudoscience.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ The Skeptic's Dictionary entry on 'Iridology'
- ^ Iridology Is Nonsense, by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
- ^ Abgrall, Jean-Marie (2000). Healing or Stealing? Medical Charlatans in the New Age. Algora Publishing. pp. 98–9. ISBN 1892941511.
- ^ Kaiser, Hanns; Manfred Stöhr (2002). Ärzte, Heiler, Scharlatane: Schulmedizin und Alternative Heilverfahren Auf Dem Prüfstand. Springer. pp. 183. ISBN 3798513058.
- ^ Carroll, Robert Todd (2003). The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 183–184. ISBN 0471272426.
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1911 |
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