The unknown Hahnemann – new sources supplementing his biography

Hahnemann led a restless life, especially in the two decades after his graduation from the University of Erlangen. From the years 1779 to 1805 Hahnemann moved no fewer than twenty times. Among the many places where he stayed for a rather limited period were a few bigger cities such as Dessau (1781–82), Dresden (1785–88/89) and Hamburg (1800). In general, he preferred smaller towns (e.g. Gommern, Georgenthal, or Eilenburg, to name only a few), mainly because it was cheaper to live there and also because he thought it was easier to make a living as a town physician in a smaller place. Only recently it became known…