Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (
August 22,
1867 -
January 24,
1939) was
Swiss physician and pioneer in
nutritional research.
At his
sanatorium[?] in
Zurich, a balaced
diet of raw
vegetables and
fruit was used as a mean to heal
patients, contrary to the beliefs at the end of the
19th century.
He is best known for the invention of the Muesli[?] cereal.