Richard Hughes 1836-1902
Richard Hughes was born in London, England. He received the title of M.R.C.S. (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the American College a few years later.
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Erasmus Alvey Darwin 1804 – 1881, nicknamed Eras or Ras, was the older brother of Charles Darwin, born five years earlier, and also brought up at the family home, The Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
He was the only other boy in the family, the fourth of six children of Robert and Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood), and the grandson of Erasmus Darwin, and of Josiah Wedgwood, a family of the Unitarian church. Continue Reading »
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Harriet Martineau 1802 – 1876 was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist.
Harriet Martineau was an ardent supporter of homeopathy. Continue Reading »
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Charles Babbage FRS 1791 – 1871 born in Marylebone, London, England was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer.
From 1828 to 1839 Babbage was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. He contributed largely to several scientific periodicals, and was instrumental in founding the Royal Astronomical Society in 1820 and the Royal Statistical Society in 1834.
Charles Babbage was a close friend of homeopaths and homeopathic supporters. Continue Reading »
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Margaret Lucy Tyler 1875 - 1943 was an English homeopath who was a student of James Tyler Kent. Margaret Tyler has become one of the most influential homeopaths of all time. Continue Reading »
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William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 – 1863 was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.
Thackeray was an advocate of homeopathy and a friend of numerous homeopaths and homeopathic supporters. Continue Reading »
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Sir John Weir, GCVO, Royal Victorian Chain 1879 – 1971 MB ChB Glasgow 1907, FFHom 1943, Physician Royal to several twentieth century monarchs.
John Weir was Consultant Physician at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital in 1910, and he was appointed the Compton-Burnett Professor of Materia Medica in 1911. He was President of the Faculty of Homeopathy in 1923. Weir was also a close friend of Almroth Edward Wright. Continue Reading »
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Charles Dickens 1812 – 1870, pen-name “Boz”, was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner.
A close friend of Homeopath Frederick Hervey Foster Quin, Dickens was a user of homeopathy. Dickens also visited the Water Cure Establishment at Malvern, Worcestershire run by homeopath James Manby Gully. Continue Reading »
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Alan John Percivale Taylor 1906 – 1990 was a renowned English historian of the 20th century. He was perhaps the best-known British historian of the century and certainly one of the most controversial.
Taylor was a prolific writer, who wrote dozens of books and hundreds of articles and book reviews. Starting in 1931, he worked as book reviewer for the Manchester Guardian, and from 1957 he was a columnist with the Observer. From 1963 until the death of his friend and patron Lord Beaverbrook in 1964, he was also a columnist with the Daily Express. He was one of the first television historians. Continue Reading »
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1838 - 1882 was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
He was the brother of poet Christina Rossetti, the critic William Michael Rossetti, and author Maria Francesca Rossetti, and was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt.
In 1850, Rossetti met 
Elizabeth Siddal (Lizzie), who became an important model for the Pre-Raphaelite painters. They were married in 1860. Continue Reading »
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