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Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr 1800 - 1875 was a lay homeopath who was very close to Samuel Hahnemann. Samuel Hahnemann sent Jahr to the University of Bonn, where he completed his medical studies.

In 1861, Jahr founded a journal in Paris which he called L’Art de Guérir (The Art of Healing).

When Samuel Hahnemann moved to Paris, Jahr moved with him. On July 2, 1843, in the City of Paris, Jahr was summoned by Madame Melanie Hahnemann to the bedside of the failing Samuel Hahnemann. Upon arriving, Jahr found Samuel Hahnemann already at his end. Jahr was later to notify the Homeopathic community in a death notice written by him, which can be found in Volume 24 of the Journal Allgemeine Homoeopathische Zeitung, beginning with the Statement, “Hahnemann is Dead!” Continue Reading »

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Sue :: Jul.31.2008 :: European History :: No Comments »

J Ellis Barker 1870 - 1948 was one of the first lay homeopaths, and editor of The Homeopathic World (later renamed as Heal Thyself) for sixteen years.

J Ellis Barker was trained by John Henry Clarke. Continue Reading »

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The Epps family were in every sense a phenomenal homeopathic family, comprising several homeopathic physicians and pharmacists. Their main pharmacy was established in 1839 at Jermyn Street, SW1. Continue Reading »

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John Chapman 1821 - 1894 was a publisher, based at 142 Strand, London.

John Chapman was an ‘invaluable enabler’ who gave the start to the careers of many famous writers.

John Chapman was the owner of the Westminster Review, which published widely on homeopathy and upon the radical new ideas of the day.

John Chapman had the tenacity to edit the Westminster Review for forty two years through countless crises, during which time the Westminster Review was the unrivaled radical periodical of its day. Continue Reading »

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Sue :: Jul.29.2008 :: British History, research :: 1 Comment »

The Drysdale family name is a sept of the Black and Red Douglas Clan, originating in Scotland in the mists of antiquity. There are branches of this family all over the World.

The 19th Century in England finds several members of this family practicing as homeopaths and as orthodox physicians amidst the social intelligentsia of their day. Continue Reading »

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William Darwin Fox 1805 - 1880 was an English clergyman, naturalist, and a 2nd cousin of Charles Darwin.

It was William Darwin Fox who convinced Charles Darwin to try homeopathy and visit the establishment of James Manby Gully, ably abetted by Bartholomew Sulivan, who sailed with Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s voyage of 1836. Continue Reading »

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Sue :: Jul.28.2008 :: British History :: No Comments »

George Henry Lewes 1817 – 1878 was an English philosopher, literary and theatre critic.

George Henry Lewes was an advocate of homeopathy and close friends with many homeopathic supporters. Continue Reading »

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The Bronte sisters became aware of homeopathy through their publishers, and they read homeopathic books and Charlotte was friendly with prominent homeopaths and homeopathic supporters. Continue Reading »

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Charles Lyell 1797-1875 was a Scottish lawyer, geologist, and protagonist of uniformitarianism. He was the foremost geologist of his day, and an influence on the young Charles Darwin.

Charles Lyell was a friend to many homeopaths and homeopathic supporters.

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Paul Francois Curie 1799 - 1853 was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become one of the founders of homeopathy in Britain. Continue Reading »

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