Felix von Niemeyer

Felix von Niemeyer (31 December 1820 – 14 March 1871)[1] was a German internist born in Magdeburg.

He studied medicine at the University of Halle and in 1844 started work as a physician in Magdeburg.

Niemeyer is largely remembered for his written works, in particular, the Lehrbuch der speziellen Pathologie, a textbook that was published in eleven editions up until 1884, and was translated into seven languages.

[2] He is also known for espousing a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet[3] that was in essence a modification of the popular "Banting diet", a regimen endorsed by William Banting (1796–1878), an English undertaker.

[4] In 1865 he became a consulting physician to King Charles I of Württemberg,[4] and in 1870, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.