George S. Weger

George Stephen Weger (September 2, 1874 – January 16, 1935) was an American physician and natural hygiene proponent.

Weger was born in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] In 1895, he attended Baltimore Medical College and obtained his medical degree in 1898.^[1][2] From 1898, Weger worked as a physician in Delphos, Ohio.^[1] He was a devout Catholic. He married Katie C. Trame on October 1, 1900.^[1]

Weger practiced medicine in Delphos until 1912.^[2] He was general manager of Mueller Implement and Auto Company in Delphos.^[3] He was a member of the California State and San Bernardino County Medical Associations, Delphos Commercial Club and Vice President of the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.^[2][4]

After 1912, Weger rejected conventional medicine and was associated with the natural hygiene movement. In his book Dietetic Disappointments and Failures, he recommended fasting, a fruit, vegetable and nut diet and for people to avoid drugs, flour, meat, salt, spices, alcohol, coffee, tea, all processed foods and sexual excitement.^[5] In 1920, the California State Journal of Medicine noted that "Weger, with an inchoate grouch against the medical profession, of which, we surmise, he is a misrepresentative member."^[6]

Weger was director and owner of Weger Health School in Redlands, California (1923–1935). He died at his school on January 16, 1935, from a heart attack.^[2][7] A chair was established at the Medical School of Columbia University in memory of Weger.^[8]

• Health Lessons (1925)
• The Genesis and Control of Disease (1931)
• Dietetic Disappointments and Failures (1994 reprint)