Herman Le Compte
Herman Le Compte (Aalst, April 26, 1929 – Knokke, January 3, 2008) was a Belgian physician and gerontologist.
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Known across his native Flanders as the “Vitamin Doctor,” Le Compte became famous during the 1960s with a series of books and TV shows dedicated to health and aging.[1] He claimed that vitamins and yeast would increase longevivity, and called for elders taking a more active role in society.[1] His claims led to a lifelong ban by the Belgian medical association.[1]
Despite the ban he continued to practise medicine leading to his arrest. After a two decade legal fight he was vindicated by the ECHR and legally allowed to practise again.
Le Compte died in his sleep of a heart attack on January 3, 2008, in Knokke, Belgium.[1]
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“ | Perhaps I will live to be 1000. | ” |
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[edit]Bibliography
- Herman Le Compte: Qui Encore a Peur de Moi? Le Credo du Herman Le Compte., Banana Press 1973
- Herman Le Compte: Het is niet nodig gek te zijn, maar het kan helpen, Gottmer 1974, ISBN 90-257-0237-6