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'''Ryke Geerd Hamer''' (born 1935) is a physician barred from practicing medicine in Germany. In 1981 he started a controversial, pseudoscientific alternative medicine that he first called New Medicine and later [[Germanic New Medicine]] (a registered trademark).

'''Ryke Geerd Hamer''' (born 1935) is a physician barred from practicing medicine in Germany. In 1981 he started a controversial, pseudoscientific alternative medicine that he first called New Medicine and later [[Germanic New Medicine]] (a registered trademark).

Hamer has been prosecuted in several European countries for the illegal practice of medicine. He now (2008) lives in Norway. In an interview given in September 2007 he said that he fled from Spain to Norway in order to escape a warrant for his arrest from Germany, for incitement of hatred against a minority of the population (article 130 of the German criminal code). Hamer has made many public statements in open letters and on webpages against Jews and accused an ''international Jewish conspiracy'' (in particular the New York based B’nai B’rith) of having killed two billion people by hiding the truth about the New Medicine. In a fax, his lawyer Koch wrote that the fax number +47 33 464950, which belongs to a person in southern Norway (Sandefjord), is Hamer's. In May 2008, Hamer said in an open letter that his address in norway would be his publishing company address in Sandefjord, ''Germanische Neue Medizin Forlag Dr. Hamer'' in '' Sandkollveien 11, N-3229 Sandefjord''.<ref>GERMANISCHE NEUE MEDIZIN FORLAG DR. HAMER. SANDKOLLVEIEN 11, 3229 SANDEFJORD. Innehaver: HAMER RYKE GEERD. Telefon: +47 33 522133. Telefax: +47 33 522134. [http://www.pilhar.com/Hamer/Korrespo/2008/20080520_Hamer_an_Kaiser.htm]</ref>

Hamer has been prosecuted in several European countries for the illegal practice of medicine. He now (2008) lives in Norway. In an interview given in September 2007 he said that he fled from Spain to Norway in order to escape a warrant for his arrest from Germany, for incitement of hatred against a minority of the population (article 130 of the German criminal code). Hamer has made many public statements in open letters and on webpages against Jews and accused an ''international Jewish conspiracy'' (in particular the New York based B’nai B’rith) of having killed two billion people by hiding the truth about the New Medicine. In a fax, his lawyer Koch wrote that the fax number +47 33 464950, which belongs to a person in southern Norway (Sandefjord), is Hamer's. In May 2008, Hamer said in an open letter that his address in Norway would be his publishing company address in Sandefjord, ''Germanische Neue Medizin Forlag Dr. Hamer'' in '' Sandkollveien 11, N-3229 Sandefjord''.<ref>GERMANISCHE NEUE MEDIZIN FORLAG DR. HAMER. SANDKOLLVEIEN 11, 3229 SANDEFJORD. Innehaver: HAMER RYKE GEERD. Telefon: +47 33 522133. Telefax: +47 33 522134. [http://www.pilhar.com/Hamer/Korrespo/2008/20080520_Hamer_an_Kaiser.htm]</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

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The internet lists many different biografies of Hamer showing evident differences between them. This article refers only to data that was extracted from different sentences of the Hamer-trials and lawsuits, articles published in newspapers, radio and tv-transmissions and some statements of people working formely with Hamer. Hamer made himself statements that differ a lot from court records.

The internet lists many different biografies of Hamer, showing evident differences. This article refers only to data that were extracted from different court papers of the Hamer-trials and law suits, articles published in newspapers, radio and tv-transmissions and some statements from people who formerly worked with Hamer. Hamer's own statements differ significantly from information in the court's records.

   

   

Ryke Geerd Hamer was born May 17, 1935 in Mettmann (Germany) beeing the third-oldest out of four brothers. Hamer states however to have five brothers or sisters. His mother was of italian origin. He grew up in the north-western part of Germany called Ostfriesland where he lived in the house of his grandfather until the age of 7. The name of his father is perhaps Heinrich Hamer, who was a protestant pastor in Meschede from 1945 to 1969. In his own book Einer gegen Alle (one against all) Hamer said that his father's name would be Heinz. Hamer terminated school in Krefeld and studied theology and medicine in Tübingen and Erlangen (Germany). Hamer said that he studied 8 semester theology and became magister theol. He also studied medicine and finished his studies the day 10th of april 1962, after 12 normal semesters, and therefore could not work as physician earlier than that date. (see court files) In 1963 he was granted a professional license as a doctor of medicine at age 28, his doctoral thesis deals about an ophthalmological theme that has nothing to do with his future inventions and ideas. The publication date of his doctoral thesis can be retrieved at the Deutsche Bibliothek, where the thesis is stored. Hamer and some of his followers state that he was allegedly Germany's youngest physician. Hamer allegedly attended also some lectures in physics, but he never finished any study in physics and can not be considered therefore to be a physicist or to have a good knowledge in physics. In Tübingen he met Sigrid Oldenburg, a medical student who later became his wife in 1956 and who became also physician. In february 1972, after 10 long years (usually only 5 years are needed in Germany) Hamer completed his specialization in internal medicine. He was never a head physician or head of a clinic department as Hamer states without any proof. He was not a psychiatrist, gynecologist, radiologist or onclogist as some people state on different web pages in the internet or publish it in several books. He was never a lecturer or professor. His attempts to become a professor failed because the university of Tübingen did not accept his lecture qualification ''Das Dirk-Hamer-Syndrom und die eiserne Regel des Krebses'' in 1982 for quality reasons, after having examined it. Hamer worked then in several private practices together with his wife from 1964 to 1986 and opened at least three private clinics leaded by himself to experiment his new medicine on cancer patients. In 1972 Hamer moves to Hamburg where he tried to conclude a real-estate affair that failed however. Details about that are reported in an article of the newspaper Stern:...''between 1967 and 1976 he [Hamer] and his wife Sigrid, beeing also a physician, are working in the area of Heidelberg, with the exception of a short period in Hamburg...in 1972 Hamer moved to Hamburg-Blankenese. From now on he called himself ''Hamer von Fumetti'' and wanted to build up some apartments in an old Villa.  But there was not enough money and and a court forbid him to use the name ''von Fumetti''.  The former ''Sir von Fumetti'' returned to Heidelberg with a lot of debts and he opened another practice... <ref>article in ''Stern'' date november 24, 1983</ref>

Ryke Geerd Hamer was born May 17, 1935 in Mettmann (Germany), as the third-oldest out of four brothers. However, Hamer claims he has five siblings. His mother was of italian origin. He grew up in the north-western part of Germany called Ostfriesland, where he lived in the house of his grandfather until the age of 7. The name of his father is perhaps Heinrich Hamer. Heinrich Hamer was a protestant pastor in Meschede from 1945 to 1969. In his own book Einer gegen Alle ("One against All") Hamer said that his father's name was Heinz. Hamer finished high school in Krefeld and studied theology and medicine in Tübingen and Erlangen (Germany). Hamer said that he studied 8 semester theology and became magister theol. He also studied medicine and finished his studies the day 10th of april 1962, after 12 normal semesters, and therefore could not work as physician earlier than that date. (see court files) In 1963 he was granted a professional license as a doctor of medicine at age 28, his doctoral thesis deals about an ophthalmological theme that has nothing to do with his future inventions and ideas. The publication date of his doctoral thesis can be retrieved at the Deutsche Bibliothek, where the thesis is stored. Hamer and some of his followers state that he was allegedly Germany's youngest physician. Hamer allegedly attended also some lectures in physics, but he never finished any study in physics and can not be considered therefore to be a physicist or to have a good knowledge in physics. In Tübingen he met Sigrid Oldenburg, a medical student who later became his wife in 1956 and who became also physician. In february 1972, after 10 long years (usually only 5 years are needed in Germany) Hamer completed his specialization in internal medicine. He was never a head physician or head of a clinic department as Hamer states without any proof. He was not a psychiatrist, gynecologist, radiologist or onclogist as some people state on different web pages in the internet or publish it in several books. He was never a lecturer or professor. His attempts to become a professor failed because the university of Tübingen did not accept his lecture qualification ''Das Dirk-Hamer-Syndrom und die eiserne Regel des Krebses'' in 1982 for quality reasons, after having examined it. Hamer worked then in several private practices together with his wife from 1964 to 1986 and opened at least three private clinics leaded by himself to experiment his new medicine on cancer patients. In 1972 Hamer moves to Hamburg where he tried to conclude a real-estate affair that failed however. Details about that are reported in an article of the newspaper Stern:...''between 1967 and 1976 he [Hamer] and his wife Sigrid, beeing also a physician, are working in the area of Heidelberg, with the exception of a short period in Hamburg...in 1972 Hamer moved to Hamburg-Blankenese. From now on he called himself ''Hamer von Fumetti'' and wanted to build up some apartments in an old Villa.  But there was not enough money and and a court forbid him to use the name ''von Fumetti''.  The former ''Sir von Fumetti'' returned to Heidelberg with a lot of debts and he opened another practice... <ref>article in ''Stern'' date november 24, 1983</ref>

In 1976 Hamer was forced to return his accreditation for payments by the ''kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordbaden'' as there were ''financial irregularities''. During the same years he moves to Weiterstadt where he gets a credit of 70.000 DM (35.000 Euro) from the community of Weiterstadt to arrange his practice. But Hamer will never open that practice and according to the newspaper Stern he will not pay back the credit, and moved instead to Italy. In 1978 his wife also returned her KÄV-accreditation. During that period Hamer patented several inventions. Hamer invented an electric scalpel (''Hamer-scalpel''), an electrically powered chain-saw for bones, a particular couch for patients and an injection technique. His inventions had no economic success, on the contrary: they created new financial problems. The german company Kienzle tried to market his Hamer-scalpel but it was discovered later that this instrument did cause severe tissue-damage when used in curves. Kienzle and Hamers debtees asked to return back money payed in advance and they demanded a declaration of bankruptcy. Hamer left Germany therefore in 1978 and moved to Rome (via Cassia 1280 and via Margutta). According to the sentence of the court OVG Koblenz in 1990, Hamer had filed 39 entries in the public list of german debtors.

In 1976 Hamer was forced to return his accreditation for payments by the ''kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordbaden'' as there were ''financial irregularities''. During the same years he moves to Weiterstadt where he gets a credit of 70.000 DM (35.000 Euro) from the community of Weiterstadt to arrange his practice. But Hamer will never open that practice and according to the newspaper Stern he will not pay back the credit, and moved instead to Italy. In 1978 his wife also returned her KÄV-accreditation. During that period Hamer patented several inventions. Hamer invented an electric scalpel (''Hamer-scalpel''), an electrically powered chain-saw for bones, a particular couch for patients and an injection technique. His inventions had no economic success, on the contrary: they created new financial problems. The german company Kienzle tried to market his Hamer-scalpel but it was discovered later that this instrument did cause severe tissue-damage when used in curves. Kienzle and Hamers debtees asked to return back money payed in advance and they demanded a declaration of bankruptcy. Hamer left Germany therefore in 1978 and moved to Rome (via Cassia 1280 and via Margutta). According to the sentence of the court OVG Koblenz in 1990, Hamer had filed 39 entries in the public list of german debtors.