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Rudolf Hauschka

Rudolf Hauschka is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rudolf Hauschka rather than just read about it. In short: Rudolf Hauschka (6 November 1891 – 28 December 1969) was an Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist. He was the founder of the company Wala Heilmittel GmbH and Dr.

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Reference excerpt

Rudolf Hauschka (6 November 1891 – 28 December 1969) was an Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist. He was the founder of the company Wala Heilmittel GmbH and Dr. Hauschka. He is the inventor of a "rhythmic" production process that excluded the use of alcohol as a preservative of plant extracts and can preserve the extract for over 30 years. 'Dr. Hauschka' is the brand name given to the range of skin care and cosmetics made by the Wala company from his research.

Biography Rudolf Hauschka was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 6 November 1891. From 1908, he studied chemistry and medicine in Vienna and Munich. He graduated with his doctorate in June 1914 and participated in the First World War as a medical officer. After the War he went on several scientific expeditions. His travels took him to Australia, India and Egypt. He was introduced to Anthroposophy by Karl Schubert, a Waldorf educator, and became president of the Wandervogel movement in Austria. His works take into account rhythmic processes found in nature. Rudolf Steiner influenced him greatly and anthroposophical medicine became his methodological approach to the study of nature, medicine, plants and natural phenomena. In 1935, Hauschka founded the first WALA Laboratory near Ludwigsburg and later in 1953 this became WALA- Heilmittel Laboratorium. According to Hauschka himself, one of the most prominent people he met during this period was Otto Ohlendorf, the Nazi war criminal. In 1942 while in Vienna Hauschke married the anthroposophical doctor Margaret Stavenhagen whom he had first met in the Ita Wegman Clinical Therapeutic Institute in Arlesheim in 1929. R. Hauschka's weighing experiments were repeated by Stefan Baumgaertner and published in 1992. Hauschka died on 28 December 1969 in Bad Boll, Germany.

Works Substance doctrine. To understand the physics, chemistry and therapeutic effects of the substances. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1942, 12 A. 2007, ISBN 3-465-03518-6 Nutrition education. To understand the physiology of digestion and the ponderablen Imponderables and qualities of the food substances. With an appendix by Dr. Hauschka Grethe: Practical Diet Tips for Healthy and sick. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1951; 10th A. 1999, ISBN 3-465-03021-4 Therapeutic teaching. A contribution to a contemporary therapeutic knowledge. With the cooperation of Dr. Margarethe Hauschka. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1965; 6 A. 2004, ISBN 3-465-03328-0 Wetterleuchten a time shift. Living memory of a natural scientist. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1966 revised paperback edition: Verlag natural human-medicine, Bad Boll, 1997; 2nd unv. A. 2007, ISBN 3-928914-07-3 The Nature of Substance ISBN 1-85584-122-3 Nutrition ISBN 1-85584-117-7 Heilmittellehre Ernaehrungslehre (both in German only) At the Dawn of a New Age—Memoirs of a Scientist, Canada: Steiner Book Centre 1985. Editor of English edition.

See also Anthroposophical medicine Naturopathy

Sources WALA-Stiftung (Hg.): Rudolf Hauschka. To return his 100th Birthday on 6 November 1991. Publisher natural human-medicine, Bad Boll 1991 Stephan Baumgartner: Hauschkas Wägeversuche. Weight variations of germinating plants in a closed system. Verlag am Goetheanum (Mathematisch-Astronomische leaves NF 16), Dornach 1992, ISBN 3-7235-0646-1

References

External links Literature By and About Rudolf Hauschka in the German National Library

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rudolf Hauschka

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rudolf Hauschka ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rudolf Hauschka

In research: Rudolf Hauschka appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rudolf Hauschka in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rudolf Hauschka is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1891 births, 1969 deaths, 20th-century Austrian businesspeople, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rudolf Hauschka outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Rudolf Hauschka (6 November 1891 – 28 December 1969) was an Austrian chemist, author, inventor, entrepreneur and anthroposophist. He was the founder of the company Wala Heilmittel GmbH and Dr.

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