Ernst Hartmann (born 10 November 1915 in

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, d. 23 October 1992 in Waldkatzenbach, a suburb of Waldbrunn (Odenwald)) in

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was a German

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and

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. "Hartmann lines", a scientifically unproven grid of invisible energy lines of the Earth's inherent radiation (German ''Erdstrahlen''), are named after him.

Life

Ernst Hartmann studied medicine in

and

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. During World War II he worked as a staff physician in the German army and later was briefly in American captivity. Subsequently he opened a medical practice in Eberbach on the river

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, where he remained more than 40 years as a practitioner. Besides his work as a doctor, in 1948, Ernst Hartmann occupied himself, together with his brother Robert, with

geobiology Geobiology is a field of scientific research that explores the interactions between the physical Earth and the biosphere. It is a relatively young field, and its borders are fluid. There is considerable overlap with the fields of ecology, evolutio ...

and

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. Furthermore, he occupied himself with

homeopathy Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths, believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a dis ...

and later also 'building biology' (German ''baubiologie''). The Research Group for Geobiology (Dr. Hartmann e.V.), a registered association with the goal of promoting research and training in

, was founded by him in 1961.

Significant Publications

* ''Geopathie'' (eng. ''Geopathy''), Haug Verlag, Ulm/Donau, 1954. * ''Krankheit als Standortproblem'' (eng. ''Illness as a Location Problem''), Volume 1, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, (1. Auflage 1964), 5. Auflage 1986, * ''Krankheit als Standortproblem'' (eng. ''Illness as a Location Problem''), Volume 2, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, 1986,

References

Ernst Hartmann, M.D.

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External links

Forschungskreis für Geobiologie (Dr. Hartmann e.V.)

beim Institut für Geophysik der Universität Stuttgart *http://geopathicstress.us/global_grid {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Ernst 1915 births 1992 deaths Physicians from Mannheim People from the Grand Duchy of Baden German Peace Union politicians German homeopaths German male writers German general practitioners

Life

Significant Publications

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