Claire Loewenfeld | |
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| Born | Claire Lewisohn 27 September 1899 |
| Died | 20 August 1974 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | St Lawrence's Church, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire |
| Spouse | Günter Emanuel Loewenfeld (1895–1984) |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Lewisohn, Jeanette Jacobi |
Claire Loewenfeld, born Lewisohn in Tübingen, Germany[1] (27 September 1899 – 20 August 1974) was a nutritionist and herbalist who worked in England during and after the Second World War promoting the importance of good nutrition, most notably rosehips from Britain's hedgerows as a source of vitamin C.[2][3] She studied at Maximilian Bircher-Benner's clinic in Zurich, Switzerland,[4] and worked as a dietician at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, where she developed a fruit and vegetable diet for the treatment of coeliac disease.[5]
Loewenfeld was the founder of Chiltern Herb Farms in England,[6] one of the earliest producers of high-quality dried herbs, and was one of the first members of the Soil Association.[7] She wrote a number of books about nutrition, including Britain's Wild Larder: Fungi (1956), Herb Gardening (1967) and Everything You Should Know About Your Food (1978).
- ^ Tillich, Paul et al. Ein Lebensbild in Dokumenten, Walter de Gruyter, 1980, p. 389.
- ^ Contemporary Authors, A bio-bibliographical guide to current authors and their works, Volume 2. Gale Research, 1978.
- ^ Loewenfeld, Claire. "Vitamin C from Rose Hips", British Medical Journal, volume 1 (4199), 26 June 1941.
- ^ Snell, Reginald in Bircher-Benner. Fruit Dishes And Raw Vegetables, Health Research Books, 1985, p. 3.
- ^ Gobell, Lisa. The House in the Sun, Ashgrove Press, 1986. ISBN 0-906798-65-5
- ^ Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), 1964, p. 497.
- ^ Loewenfeld, Claire. British Medical Journal, 1 April 1978, volume 1, issue 6119: "Claire Loewenfeld, who died in August 1974, was one of the first members of the Soil Association..."