Vincenz Priessnitz, also written Prießnitz was an Austrian hydrotherapist. Originally a peasant farmer in Austrian Silesia, he is generally considered the founder of hydrotherapy, an alternative medic
Vincenz Priessnitz
Plaque in Poznań, funded by Edward Raczyński in 1841
Chapel on the Vincenz Priessnitz vault, Kopa Hill, Jeseník
Children and children-in-law of Vincenz Priessnitz
Sebastian Kneipp was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy, the application of wa
Kneipp in 1890
Fountain at the spa gardens of Bad Wörishofen, dedicated to pastor Sebastian Kneipp for his 76th birthday