Hans Alfred Nieper

Hans Alfred Nieper
Born23 May 1928
Died21 October 1998 (aged 70)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
EducationAlbert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Hamburg
OccupationPhysician
Known forAlternative medicine
Medical career
ProfessionDoctor
FieldAlternative medicine
InstitutionsSilbersee Hospital

Hans Alfred Herbert Eugen Nieper (23 May 1928 – 21 October 1998) was a controversial German alternative medicine practitioner who devised "Nieper Therapy".[1][2] He claimed "Nieper Therapy" could to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other serious diseases. His therapy has been discredited as ineffective and unsafe.[2]

  1. ^ Lerner, Michael (1996). Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer. MIT Press. p. 600. ISBN 0-262-62104-5. Hans Nieper is a controversial German alternative cancer therapist who receives mixed reviews from American cancer patients who visit him.
  2. ^ a b FDA Press Office (15 August 1986). "Alert Issued on Nieper Therapies". Quackwatch. Retrieved 11 November 2015.