How the miracle doctor fell into oblivion - and why writer Rinus Spruit hopes for rehabilitation

by A Quattro Mani
10 November 201930 March 2022
8 min read
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He brought hypnosis and psychotherapy as treatment methods to the Netherlands and had a thriving practice with the well-known writer Frederik van Eeden. But mention the name Albert Willem van Renterghem, and (almost) nobody will ring a bell. With his book De wonderdokter, compiler Rinus Spruit hopes to restore honour.

Albert Willem van Renterghem (1845-1939) was once considered "the miracle doctor of Goes". After attending consultations by French doctor Ambroise Liébeault, the gr...

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Photographer Marc Brester and journalist Vivian de Gier can read and write with each other - literally. As partners in crime, they travel the world for various media, for reviews of the finest literature and personal interviews with the writers who matter. Ahead of the troops and beyond the delusion of the day.View Author posts

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Albert Willem van Renterghem (1845-1939) was once considered "the miracle doctor of Goes". After attending consultations by French doctor Ambroise Liébeault, the gr...