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1902
Born and raised in Aesch near Basel (Switzerland).
1923-1932
Managed a health food store in Basel.
1929
First issue of A.Vogel’s monthly magazine, in those days entitled Das Neue Leben (A Fresh Start). From 1941 this became the A.Vogel Gesundheits-Nachrichten (Health News), which has appeared every month since 1943.
1937-1956
Naturopath in Teufen. Research work, development and manufacture of the first natural remedies using fresh plants.
1950
On his first trip to America in the early 1950s, Alfred Vogel met the Sioux chief Ben Black Elk who introduced him to the healing power of the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).Read more >
1952
First appearance of the classic work, The Nature Doctor, which is well known throughout the world today and has been translated into 12 languages. Circulation to date: over two million copies.Read more >
1958-1959
Extensive journeys of discovery through North, Central and South America. The photo shows Alfred Vogel with a camera in Central Park, New York.
1963
Establishment of Bioforce AG in Roggwil, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland - today a leading herbal remedy and health food company operating throughout the world.Read more >
1965-1969
Researched the health of primitive tribes in Africa. In the Kalahari and Namibian desserts, Alfred Vogel studied the Devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) plant.
1979
Journeys of discovery through Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania.
1982
Awarded the Priessnitz medal from the German Naturopathic Society.
1984
Made honorary member of the Swiss Society for Empirical Medicine (SAGEM).
1996
Died in Feusisberg, Switzerland.
2020
Bioforce AG changes its company name to A.Vogel AG. The company will be continued according to the philosophy of Alfred Vogel.
About Alfred Vogel
Read the fascinating story of Switzerland's most celebrated naturopath and herbalist.