Johann Heinrich Cohausen
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    Johann Heinrich Cohausen

    Johann Heinrich Cohausen(1665–1750)

    German physician and author best known for Hermippus Redivivus, a learned and often playful meditation on longevity. Cohausen mixes medical discussion with erudite lore, testing the boundary between serious physiology and satirical curiosity.

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    Hermippus Redivivus

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    A spiritual voice to the Christian church, and to the Jews;in an explanation of the sabbatical year of Moses by the Gospel of Jesus Christ

    The Dial's edition: London, 1771

    A satirical-learned 'long life' treatise proposing methods for prolonging vigor and delaying old age, supported (often playfully) by authorities, anecdotes, and a commentary on an 'ancient inscription' said to conceal the secret.

    Full textSurvives at Houghton Library

    Read by Alcott (see Alcott's Library)