Carl Hermann Hempen

Born in 1948, Carl-Hermann Hempen is a physician specializing in internal medicine and naturopathic medicine. He has focused on acupuncture and Chinese medicine and served as president of the International Society for Chinese Medicine from 1984 to 2002. In 2011, he was appointed professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Technical University of Munich’s Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences. His publications include “Systematische Akupunktur” (1985, with Manfred Porkert), “Die Medizin der Chinesen” (1988), “Chinesische Diätetik” (1977, with Ute Engelhardt), and “Leitfaden Chinesische Phytotherapie” (2001; expanded edition 2006, with Toni Fischer).