Maximilian Bircher-Benner
Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (
August 22,
1867 -
January 24,
1939) was a
Swiss physician and a pioneer in nutritional
research.
At his sanatorium in
Zürich, a balanced
diet of raw
vegetables and
fruit was used as a means to heal
patients, contrary to the beliefs commonly held at the end of the
19th century.
He is best known for the invention of the muesli cereal, although his invention differes significantly from what is today known as muesli.