Felix Mann

Felix Mann
Born10 April 1931
 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Died2 October 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 83)
Shropshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationMalvern College, Christ's College, Cambridge and Westminster Hospital
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor and Acupuncturist
Known forPublications and innovations in the field of acupuncture
SpouseRuth Csorba v. Borsa
ChildrenDr. Maria-Ruth Morello (stepdaughter)
Websitehttp://www.felixmann.co.uk (archived version)

Felix Mann (10 April 1931 – 2 October 2014) was a German-born acupuncturist.[1] He devised the system known as Scientific Acupuncture and was the founder and past president of the Medical Acupuncture Society (1959–1980). He was also the first president of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (1980), and the author of the first comprehensive English language acupuncture textbook Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing first published in 1962. In 1995, he received The German Pain Prize. Mann, who was based in England, also lectured internationally on medical acupuncture.[2][3][4] Mann distanced himself from traditional beliefs in the existence of acupuncture points and meridians.[5]

  1. ^ MacDonald, A. (2014). "Dr Felix Mann". Acupuncture in Medicine. 32 (6): 512–3. doi:10.1136/acupmed-2014-010711. PMID 25432960. S2CID 31385490.
  2. ^ Rensberger, Boyce (4 December 1971). "Acupuncture Is backed by British doctor". New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2008. A British doctor who specializes in acupuncture stood before a packed auditorium at Brooklyn's Downstate Medical Center yesterday and explained how he, like the Chinese who originated the ancient healing art, sticks needles into his patients to cure them of dozens of afflictions. Speaking in soft, measured tones, Dr. Felix Mann...
  3. ^ See also Acupuncture is demonstrated at Chinese Medicine seminar, The New York Times, 23 July 1972; p. 45. "During clinical demonstrations of by Dr. Felix Mann of London and Dr. Nguyen van Nghi...."
  4. ^ United Press International (18 June 1972). "Interest in Chinese needle treatment growing in US". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2008. The demonstration featured Dr. Felix Mann, whose busy London practice is devoted almost exclusively to acupuncture....
  5. ^ Mann, Felix (August 2006). "The Final Days of Traditional Beliefs? - Part One". Chinese Medicine Times. 1 (4). Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.