Maurice Mességué
Maurice Mességué (14 December 1921 in Colayrac-Saint-Cirq – 16 June 2017 in Auvillar) was a French herbalist and author of several books on herbal medicine and cooking with herbs until his retirement in 1994. He treated several celebrities and personalities of his time, including Mistinguett, Grace Kelly, Jean Cocteau and Max Grundig.[1] In his autobiography, he also claimed to have treated Winston Churchill, German chancellor Konrad Adenauer, and the future Pope John XXIII.
In 1971, he was elected the mayor of the town of Fleurance, a position he held for 18 years. He spent the last twenty-five years of his life in his wife's hometown of Auvillar, where he was also buried.[1]
Mességué practiced a form of herbalism passed down through his family. Some of the practices involve, among other things, soaking the patient's feet and hands in a strong concoction of locally gathered herbs.
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References
- 1 2 Pyrda, Pierre Jean (16 June 2017). "Maurice Mességué, le 'Pape des plantes', est décédé". La Dépêche du Midi (in French).
- 1921 births
- 2017 deaths
- Herbalists
- People from Lot-et-Garonne
- 20th-century mayors of places in France
- Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region)
- French medical writers
- 20th-century French non-fiction writers
- 20th-century French male writers
- 20th-century French businesspeople
- Health care company founders
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