Ernst Hartmann
Ernst Hartmann  (born 10 November 1915 in Mannheim, d. 23 October 1992 in Waldkatzenbach, a suburb of Waldbrunn (Odenwald)) in Germany was a German medical doctor, author and publicist. "Hartmann lines", a scientifically unproven grid of invisible energy lines of the Earth's inherent radiation (German Erdstrahlen), are named after him. Life 
Ernst Hartmann studied medicine in Mannheim and Jena. During World War II he worked as a staff physician in the German army and later was briefly in American captivity. Subsequently he opened a medical practice in Eberbach on the river Neckar, where he remained more than 40 years as a practitioner. Besides his work as a doctor, in 1948, Ernst Hartmann occupied himself, together with his brother Robert, with geobiology and dowsing. Furthermore, he occupied himself with homeopathy and later also 'building biology' (German baubiologie). The Research Group for Geobiology (Dr. Hartmann e.V. ), a registered association with the goal of promoting research and training in geobiology, was founded by him in 1961. Significant Publications 

 Geopathie (eng. Geopathy), Haug Verlag, Ulm/Donau, 1954. Krankheit als Standortproblem (eng. Illness as a Location Problem), Volume 1, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, (1. Auflage 1964), 5. Auflage 1986, 
 Krankheit als Standortproblem (eng. Illness as a Location Problem), Volume 2, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, 1986,

See also 

 Dowsing
 Radiesthesia
 Geopathology

References 
Ernst Hartmann, M.D.. The Skeptic's Dictionary. External links 
 Forschungskreis für Geobiologie (Dr. Hartmann e.V.) Zeitschrift Wetter-Boden-Mensch
 Erdstrahlenberatung beim Institut für Geophysik der Universität Stuttgart
http://geopathicstress.us/global_grid

1915 births
1992 deaths
Physicians from Mannheim
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
German Peace Union politicians
German homeopaths
German male writers
German general practitioners