| George S. Weger | |
| Birth Name: | George Stephen Weger |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Redlands, California, U.S. |
| Education: | Baltimore Medical College (Medical degree, 1898) |
| Occupation: | Physician, writer |
George Stephen Weger (September 2, 1874 – January 16, 1935) was an American physician and natural hygiene proponent.
Weger was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] In 1895, he attended Baltimore Medical College and obtained his medical degree in 1898.[1] [2] From 1898, Weger worked as a physician in Delphos, Ohio.[1] He was a devout Catholic. He married Katie C. Trame on October 1, 1900.[1]
Weger practiced medicine in Delphos until 1912.[2] He was general manager of Mueller Implement and Auto Company in Delphos.[3] He was a member of the California State and San Bernardino County Medical Associations, Delphos Commercial Club and Vice President of the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.[2] [4]
After 1912, Weger rejected conventional medicine and was associated with the natural hygiene movement. In his book Dietetic Disappointments and Failures, he recommended fasting, a fruit, vegetable and nut diet and for people to avoid drugs, flour, meat, salt, spices, alcohol, coffee, tea, all processed foods and sexual excitement.[5] In 1920, the California State Journal of Medicine noted that "Weger, with an inchoate grouch against the medical profession, of which, we surmise, he is a misrepresentative member."[6]
Weger was director and owner of Weger Health School in Redlands, California (1923–1935). He died at his school on January 16, 1935, from a heart attack.[2] [7] A chair was established at the Medical School of Columbia University in memory of Weger.[8]