Explore our extensive database of over 1000 articles incorporating biographies of those who have influenced homeopathy over the years. Compiled by leading homeopathic expert Sue Young, with additional contributions from medical historian Dr Mel Draper. The biographies have been kindly donated by Sue Young and originally appeared on sueyounghistories.com.
Dake, Jabez Philander (1827 – 1894)
Jabez Philander Dake M.D. Image credit: "Dr. J. P. Dake - A Memoir," by R. A. Halley, in The American Historical Magazine, Vol. 8 No. 4 (Oct 1903). Jabez Philander Dake M. D. [...]
Damonte, John Andrew (1915 – 1975)
John Da Monte source: Homéopathe International John Andrew Damonte (16 July 1915 – 5 November 1975) was an important British lay/professional homeopath and teacher who was a direct inheritor of John Henry Clarke’s [...]
Danciger, Elizabeth Nash (1947 – 1994)
Elizabeth Danciger Source: Sue Young Collection Elizabeth Nash Danciger B.A. R.S.Hom MRadA (16 October 1947 – 19 February 1994) was an American-born homeopath who practiced in London. She was a founder member of [...]
Davet, Julien Aimé de Beaurepaire de Benery (1797 – 1873)
Julien Aimé Davet de Beaurepaire de Benery MD (27 November 1797 – 1873) was an Italian homeopath who lived and practiced in France. He was a student and colleague of Samuel Hahnemann in Leipzig. Davet [...]
Davids, Sarkes C. (1818 – 1844)
Sarkes C. Davids M.D. L.R.C.S. (1818 – 1844) was a Persian-born British physician, son of the then Court physician* to the Shah of Iran, who converted to homeopathy and practiced in England until his untimely [...]
Day, Alfred (1810 – 1849)
Alfred Day M.D. (1810 – 1849) was a British homeopathic physician and noted musical theorist. Day was one of the signatories to a letter sent to the London Morning Post newspaper in March, 1845 that [...]
Dearborn, Frederick Myers (1876 – 1960)
Lt. Col. Frederick Myers Dearborn Image source: Sylvain Cazelet Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Myers Dearborn M. D. (13 July 1876 – 25 January 1960) was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy. Dearborn was [...]
Desterne, Antoine Hippolyte (1822 – 1873)
In 1870 Desterne, along with several homeopathic colleagues, was awarded the Cross of the Order of Charles III of Spain. Antoine-Hippolyte Desterne M.D. (21 May 1822 – 1873) was a French orthodox physician [...]
Dring, Charles John (1837 – 1908)
Charles John Dring M.R.C.V.S. (1837 – 25 March 1908) was a British orthodox Veterinary Surgeon, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and, in 1856, President of the West of England Veterinary Society, [...]
Drury, William Vallancey (1821 – 1892)
William Vallancey Drury (1821 – 26 April 1892) was an Irish-born orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become Physician in charge of the Diseases of Children at the London Homeopathic Hospital. William V. Drury [...]
Drysdale, John James (1815 – 1892)
John James Drysdale M.D. (29 November 1815 – 20 August 1892), was an eminent British homeopathic physician who worked for much of his career in Liverpool. Drysdale founded the Liverpool Free Homeopathic Dispensary in 1841. [...]
Dudgeon, Robert Ellis (1820 – 1904)
Robert Ellis Dudgeon MD LRCSE (17 March 1820 – 8 September 1904), studied in Paris and Vienna before graduating as a doctor. Dudgeon then became the first editor of the British Journal of Homeopathy and [...]
Dufresne, Pierre (1786 – 1837)
Pierre Dufresne (1786 – 1837) was a French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, a Physician at a Maison de Santé, he became the founder of the Society Homeopathique Gallicane (the Gallic Homeopathic Society), the [...]
Dugniolle, Jean-François (1808 – 1892)
Jean-François Dugniolle (9 August 1808 – 16 June 1892) was a Belgian orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become one of the founders of the Belgian Homeopathic Society, in 1837. In October 1843, Dugniolle [...]
Dunham, Carroll (1828 – 1877)
Carroll Dunham M. D. (29 October 1828 – 18 February 1877) was an influential American homeopathic physician who was Dean of Faculty at the New York Homeopathic Medical College and also served as President of [...]
Dunsford, Harris F. (1808 – 1847)
Harris Dunsford Image Source: Rosemary Nicolaou Harris F. Dunsford M.D. L.S.A. M.R.C.S. (18 January 1808 – 17 June 1847) was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy. Dunsford was a student of [...]