Admiral Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne 1811 – 1887, RN, CNB, Commander of HMS Hermes in 1851, was a Patron of the London Homeopathic Hospital, and of the homeopathic hospital in Smyrna, Fishbourne was a Steward at the 1858 Annual Festival in aid of the London Homeopathic Hospital, Continue Reading »
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James Hawley Stephenson 1919 – 1985 (for photo see the website of Homeopathe International by Sylvain Cazalet) MD Cornell University 1951, was an American orthodox physician, Trustee and Director of Research at the American Institute, who converted to homeopathy, Editor of the Journal of International Homeopathy from 1958-1968, Editor of Acta Homeopathica in 1968, Member of the International Hahnemannian Association – he revived this Institution in 1983, and he was one of the first Diplomates of the Board of Homeopatherapeutics,
James Hawley Stephenson was a patient of Elizabeth Wright Hubbard, who cured him of longstading right lower quadrant pain, and he became one of her many students. Stephenson had many interests, in astrology, yoga, rolfing, cranial sacral massage, homeopathic research, Continue Reading »
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Edmund Capper ?1838 – ?1905 MD, CM Edinburgh was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become an Agent for the sale of the Journal of Eclectic and Botanic Remedies, Chemist to the Bath Homeopathic Dispensary,
Edmund Capper practiced at 33 Gay Street, Bath, and in Leicester, and at 2 Newsham Drive, Liverpool,
Edmund Capper submitted cases and articles to various homeopathic publications, and he wrote The principal uses of the sixteen most important homeopathic medicines, Epidemic Diarrhoea in Children and its Homeopathic Treatment, The Method of Hahnemann and the Homeopathy of Today, Homeopathy – what is it?: it’s merits and advantages simply explained, Continue Reading »
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Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe 1790 – 1851, Member of Parliament for Windsor, later served in the British diplomatic corps in positions in Switzerland, Russia, Sweden and other postings, British Ambassador to the Netherlands, Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Derbyshire,
Disbrowe was on the Management Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital, and he was on the Management Committee of the British Homeopathic Association, Continue Reading »
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The history of homeopathy in Australia is the specialisation of Barbara Armstrong who is currently the National Administrator of the Australian Homeopathic Association, and you can read her very interesting research at www.homeopathyoz.org – just click on the History button!
Also, see http://www.homeopathyoz.org/downloads/Hist-AusHomIndividuals-A-F.pdf
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William Gregory 1803 – 1858 was a Scottish physician who is probably best known today for his work in chemistry.
He studied under and translated some of the works of *Justus von Liebig, the noted German chemist. Gregory also had interests in mesmerism and phrenology, Gregory gave weekly lectures on mesmerism and animal magnetism, and he was also interested in phrenology.
William Gregory was a friend of John Rutherford Russell, and also of George Combe, William Henderson, George MacDonald, William MacDonald, William MacLeod, Charles Ransford,
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Aurelio Saffi 1819 – 1890 was an Italian politician, active during the period of Italian unification.
Saffi was an Italian Professor at Oxford, who lived in *Naples where he most likely discovered homeopathy,
Saffi was a patient of John Rutherford Russell, a friend of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Giuseppe Mazzini and Thomas Carlyle (who recommended him to John Chapman, the Sterlings and to the Wedgwood family), Continue Reading »
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Sir William Hamilton 9th Baronet 1788 – 1856 was a Scottish metaphysician.
William Hamilton was Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at Edinburgh University at a time when a great many young doctors converted to homeopathy, and William Hamilton took a very balanced view of this, and he spoke out strongly in defense of Alfred Crosby Pope in 1852, in his Discussions on Philosophy and Literature,
William Hamilton was also a believe in Animal Magnetism, Continue Reading »
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Eneas Sweetland Dallas 1828 – 1879 was a Scottish journalist and author.
Eneas Sweetland Dallas was a student of William Hamilton, who spoke out strongly in defense of Alfred Crosby Pope in 1852,
E S Dallas was a patient of John Rutherford Russell, Continue Reading »
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William Debenham Junior 1824 – 1896 was the son of the founder of Debenhams, one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom, Member of the Royal Geographical Society of London,
William Debenham Juniorand his wife were ardent supporters of homeopathy, William Debenham Junior was on the Board of Management of the British Homeopathic Society in 1882, and a Sponsor of the Homeopathic Convalescent Home in Eastbourne, Continue Reading »
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