Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811 – 1896)

Harriet Beecher Stowe (14 June 1811 - 1 July 1896) was a famous American author who was active in the Cleveland lecture circuit and well known for her support of homeopathy, her abolitionist stance, and [...]

Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811 – 1896)2024-03-08T13:00:40+00:00

Reichhelm, Gustavus (1807 – 1861)

Gustavus Reichhelm. Image credit Sylvain Cazalet Gustavus Reichhelm (30 January 1807 – 22 November 1861) was a German-born, American homeopathic physician and one of the pioneers of homeopathy in the United States. He [...]

Reichhelm, Gustavus (1807 – 1861)2024-01-09T14:52:52+00:00

Sawyer, Benjamin Edward (1811 – 1879)

Benjamin Edward Sawyer M.D. (11 August 1811 – 1 August 1879) was an American orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy. Sawyer was an American delegate to the International Homeopathic Congress in London in 1881, and [...]

Sawyer, Benjamin Edward (1811 – 1879)2023-09-18T09:01:50+00:00

Gregg, Samuel (1799 – 1872)

Samuel Gregg Image Source: Rob Gregg Samuel Gregg M.D. (1 July 1799 - 25 October 1872) was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy to become the pioneer of homeopathy in New England. [...]

Gregg, Samuel (1799 – 1872)2023-08-16T23:14:45+00:00

Sawyer, Alfred Isaac (1828 – 1891)

Alfred Isaac Sawyer Image Source: Lavonia Marie D’Arpini Alfred Isaac Sawyer M.D. (31 October 1828 – 7 May 1891) was an American homeopathic physician who practiced in Ohio and Michigan. He was a [...]

Sawyer, Alfred Isaac (1828 – 1891)2023-09-18T09:01:20+00:00

Bauer, William J. (1821 – 1886 )

William J. Bauer (1821 - 6 November 1886 ) was of Quaker parentage and since 1850 had practiced as an homeopath in  New York City. William J Bauer of New York city, was born in [...]

Bauer, William J. (1821 – 1886 )2022-12-29T02:25:38+00:00

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. [...]

Dake, Jabez Philander (1827 – 1894)2023-11-07T02:38:25+00:00

Williams, Mary Jane Hall (1845 – 1932)

Mary Jane Hall-Williams M.D. (22 June 1845 – 22 January 1932) was the first qualified woman homeopathic physician to practice in the United Kingdom. In 1880, Hall graduated M.D. from the homeopathic Boston University School [...]

Williams, Mary Jane Hall (1845 – 1932)2023-07-22T05:37:33+00:00

Cullis, Charles (1833 – 1892)

Charles Cullis M.D. (7 March 1833 – 18 June 1892) was a Boston homeopath who “… was on the Board of the Massachusetts Homœopathic Medical Society, which would establish a New England Homœopathic Hospital and [...]

Cullis, Charles (1833 – 1892)2023-02-13T08:07:25+00:00

John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (1867 – 1941)

Image credit Archives of American Art Journal, 1919 John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941)  was a Danish-American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents’ heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, [...]

John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (1867 – 1941)2022-10-24T18:24:09+00:00

Robins, Elizabeth (1862 – 1952)

Elizabeth Robins (6 August 1862 – 8 May 1952) was an American actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragette. She wrote under the nom de plume C. E. Raimond. Elizabeth Robins was a patient of James John Garth [...]

Robins, Elizabeth (1862 – 1952)2023-03-21T16:28:46+00:00

MacLimont, Robert (1823 – 1865)

Robert MacLimont M.D. M.R.C.S L.M. (c.1823 – 8 February 1865) was a Scottish-born orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy. In his early career MacLimont was physician to the New York Dispensary and Physician Accoucheur to [...]

MacLimont, Robert (1823 – 1865)2023-03-03T17:23:29+00:00

Pattison, John (1818 – 1876)

John Pattison M.D. F.R.M.S.L. (21 April 1818 – 18 February 1876) was a British orthodox physician and cancer specialist, affiliated with New York University, who converted to homeopathy. John Pattison had over thirteen years and [...]

Pattison, John (1818 – 1876)2023-03-03T06:09:19+00:00

Nash, Eugene Beauharnais (1838 – 1917)

Eugene Beauharnais Nash (8 March 1838 – 6 November 1917) was an American graduate from the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital in 1874. Nash taught at the New York Homeopathic Medical College, and was the President of [...]

Nash, Eugene Beauharnais (1838 – 1917)2022-08-07T09:56:19+00:00

Haehl, Richard M. (1873 – 1932)

Richard Haehl MD (15 December 1873 – 7 February 1932), a German orthodox physician from Stuttgart and Kirchheim who converted to homeopathy, traveled to America to study homeopathy at the Hahnemann College of Philadelphia. He [...]

Haehl, Richard M. (1873 – 1932)2022-08-07T10:45:49+00:00

Storer, John Hudson (1861 – 1933)

John Hudson Storer (5 December 1861 – 9 May 1933) was a homeopathic ENT Physician and Professor of Ophthalmology, Otology, Laryngology and Rhinology, and Dean of The Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago. In 1899 he [...]

Storer, John Hudson (1861 – 1933)2023-01-31T05:58:12+00:00

Heurtley, Richard Walter (1816 – 1891)

Richard Walter(s) Heurtley M.D. (7 April 1816 – 30 March 1891) was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy and was a patron of the British Homeopathic Society alongside John Epps, Marmaduke Blake Sampson [...]

Heurtley, Richard Walter (1816 – 1891)2023-01-21T05:37:08+00:00

Bauer, Adolphus (1806 – 1867)

Adolphus Bauer M.D. (March 1806 - 13 October 1867) Adolphus Bauer was born and educated in Germany. He became a citizen of Cincinnati about 1848. He soon acquired a large practice among the best citizens, [...]

Bauer, Adolphus (1806 – 1867)2023-01-31T05:58:47+00:00

Neidhard, Charles (1809 – 1895)

Charles Neidhard (1809 – 1895). Image credit: Egbert Cleave, Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopaedia of Homoeopathic Physicians and Surgeons. (Philadelphia: Galaxy Publishing Company, 1873) p. 58 Charles Neidhard M.D. (1809 – 17 April 1895) was [...]

Neidhard, Charles (1809 – 1895)2022-12-28T06:38:46+00:00

Sturm, William (1796 – 1879)

William Sturm (1796 – 1879) was an early pioneer of homeopathy in Cincinnati, practicing in that city from 1839 to 1876. […]

Sturm, William (1796 – 1879)2023-01-27T03:01:12+00:00

Helffrich, Johannes (1795 – 1852)

Johannes Helffrich. Image credit: Northwestern Lehigh County (2006), p.124. Johannes Helffrich (Helfrich) (17 January 1795 – 8 March 1852) was a Reformed Church pastor and an early pioneer of homeopathy in America. Helffrich [...]

Helffrich, Johannes (1795 – 1852)2023-01-31T05:59:13+00:00

Freytag, John Eberhard (1764 – 1846)

John Bernard Eberhard Freytag (Freitag) M.D. (20 April 1764 – 14 March 1846) was a pioneer homeopath and pharmacist from the very early days of American homeopathy, practicing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1834 he became [...]

Freytag, John Eberhard (1764 – 1846)2023-01-31T05:56:48+00:00

Pulte, Joseph Hyppolyte (1811 – 1884)

Joseph Hyppolyte Pulte M.D. (6 October 1811 – 24 February 1884) was one of the first pioneers of homeopathy in America and remains a widely influential homeopath today. Joseph Hyppolyte Pulte was a colleague of [...]

Pulte, Joseph Hyppolyte (1811 – 1884)2023-01-31T05:59:40+00:00

Vanderburgh, Federal (1788 – 1868)

Federal Vanderburgh M.D. (11 May 1788 – 23 January 1868) was the pioneer of homeopathy in New York State when he treated his first case in 1837. He was also credited with introducing homeopathy to [...]

Vanderburgh, Federal (1788 – 1868)2024-01-04T22:59:10+00:00

McClellan, George Brinton (1826 – 1885)

George Brinton McClellan (3 December 1826 – 29 October 1885) was a Major General during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac, and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as [...]

McClellan, George Brinton (1826 – 1885)2023-12-20T18:43:25+00:00

Boone, Joel Thompson (1889 – 1974)

Vice-Admiral Joel Thompson Boone (29 August, 1889 – 2 April, 1974) was an American homeopath, surgeon, naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient who was the homeopathic physician, alongside Charles Elmer Sawyer, of U.S. Presidents [...]

Boone, Joel Thompson (1889 – 1974)2023-09-19T10:57:54+00:00

Sawyer, Charles Elmer (1860 – 1924)

Brigadier General Charles Elmer Sawyer M.D. (24 January 1860 – 23 September 1924) was the White House Physician to President Warren G. Harding and his wife Florence. President Harding appointed Sawyer as Chairman of the [...]

Sawyer, Charles Elmer (1860 – 1924)2023-10-03T16:44:36+00:00

Hempel, Charles Julius (1811 – 1879)

Charles Julius Hempel M.D. (5 September 1811 – 24 September 1879) was a major translator of homeopathic books into the English language, and Chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the Homœopathic Medical College of [...]

Hempel, Charles Julius (1811 – 1879)2022-09-05T09:51:44+00:00

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 [...]

Dunham, Carroll (1828 – 1877)2024-01-04T18:02:49+00:00

Kent, James Tyler (1849 – 1916)

James Tyler Kent M.D. (31 March 1849 – 5 June 1916) was a highly influential American homeopathic physician. J. T. Kent held an appointment as Professor of Anatomy in the American Medical College, St. Louis, [...]

Kent, James Tyler (1849 – 1916)2023-10-09T20:35:46+00:00

Seward, William Henry (1801 – 1872)

William Henry Seward Sr. (16 May 1801 – 10 October 1872) was a Governor of New York, United States Senator, and United States Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Seward’s wife, [...]

Seward, William Henry (1801 – 1872)2024-01-02T07:05:41+00:00

Booth, Edwin Thomas (1833 – 1893)

Edwin Thomas Booth (13 November 1833 – 7 June 1893) was an American actor and founder Booth’s Theatre in New York City. His brother was John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in [...]

Booth, Edwin Thomas (1833 – 1893)2023-12-25T06:21:27+00:00

Lippe, Adolph (1812 – 1888)

Adolph Graf zur Lippe Biesterfeld Weissenfeld M.D. (11 May 1812 – 23 January 1888) was a singular homeopath and one of the first graduates of homeopathy in America. Lippe taught alongside Constantine Hering at the [...]

Lippe, Adolph (1812 – 1888)2023-01-31T06:00:11+00:00

Romig, John (1804 – 1885)

The North American Academy of the Homeopathic Healing Arts, aka the Allentown Academy. Founded in 1835, the Allentown Academy was the first homeopathic medical school in the world. Image credit: Drexel Medical Archives [...]

Romig, John (1804 – 1885)2023-01-31T06:00:35+00:00

Campbell, Alice Boole (1836 – 1908)

Alice Boole Campbell M.D. (3 March 1836 – 31 December 1908) was a homeopathic physician. In 1863 she was one of the first women to graduate from Clemence Lozier’s New York Homeopathic College, where she [...]

Campbell, Alice Boole (1836 – 1908)2023-07-06T23:31:28+00:00

Allen, Henry Chileab (1836 – 1909)

Henry Chileab Allen M. D. (2 October 1836 – 22 January 1909) was Professor of Diseases of the Skin and Miasmatics and founder of the Hering Medical College, City Physician at the Baptist Hospital and [...]

Allen, Henry Chileab (1836 – 1909)2022-08-05T09:34:44+00:00

Hering, Constantine (1800 – 1880)

Constantine J. Hering (1 January 1800 – 23 July 1880) was the ‘father of American Homeopathy’, known for his “Law of Cure” which remains a guiding principle for modern homeopathy. Hering originally set out to [...]

Hering, Constantine (1800 – 1880)2023-12-12T19:25:48+00:00

Swan, Samuel (1814 – 1893)

Samuel Swan M.D. (4 July 1814 – 17 October 1893) was an American musician who, after being introduced to homeopathy, subsequently changed careers to become a noted homeopathic medical doctor. Swan was responsible for proving [...]

Swan, Samuel (1814 – 1893)2022-08-29T19:06:44+00:00

Comfort, Anna Manning (1845 – 1931)

Anna Manning Comfort Image source: wikimedia Anna Manning Comfort M.D. (19 January 1845 – 12 January 1931) was in the first class of graduates from the New York Medical College in 1865, and [...]

Comfort, Anna Manning (1845 – 1931)2023-12-27T18:22:08+00:00

Wild, Edward Augustus (1825 – 1891)

Brigadier General (Dr.) Edward Augustus Wild (1825 – 1891) was the son of homeopath Dr. Charles Wild (1795 – 1864). Edward Wild studied at Harvard College and at Jefferson Medical College and joined the Massachusetts [...]

Wild, Edward Augustus (1825 – 1891)2023-12-22T05:41:18+00:00

Bayard, Edward (1806 – 1889)

Edward Bayard M.D. Image credit: National Library of Medicine Edward Bayard M.D. (5 March 1806 – 28 September 1889) was a lawyer for eighteen years, who converted to become a homeopath, and continued [...]

Bayard, Edward (1806 – 1889)2022-12-31T02:04:45+00:00

Angell, Henry Clay (1829 – 1911)

Henry Clay Angell MD (27 January 1829 – 28 May 1911) was a noted Boston ophthalmologist. Angell graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1852, briefly setting up in practice with German homeopathic [...]

Angell, Henry Clay (1829 – 1911)2022-08-05T09:35:53+00:00

Ricker, Marcena Sherman (1852 – 1933)

Marcena Sherman Ricker M.D. (23 July 1852 – 18 January 1933) of Rochester, New York, was a practicing homeopath who was a friend and the personal physician of noted suffragist Susan B. Anthony. Ricker was [...]

Ricker, Marcena Sherman (1852 – 1933)2024-01-25T05:53:54+00:00

Gage, Matilda Electa Joslyn (1826 – 1898)

Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (24 March 1826 – 18 March 1898) ‘… was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was “born with a hatred of oppression” Gage’s [...]

Gage, Matilda Electa Joslyn (1826 – 1898)2022-08-04T10:48:42+00:00

Wright, Martha Coffin Pelham (1806 – 1875)

Martha Coffin (Pelham) Wright (25 December 1806 – 4 January 1875), President of the National Woman Suffrage Association was, like many of her peers, a vocal proponent of improved health care and human rights. Wright [...]

Wright, Martha Coffin Pelham (1806 – 1875)2024-01-02T00:33:26+00:00

Anthony, Susan Brownell (1820 – 1906)

Susan Brownell Anthony (15 February 1820 – 13 March 1906) was a prominent supporter of homeopathy, forming the National Women Suffrage Association and supporting abolitionism and she spoke out forcefully on behalf of homeopathy all [...]

Anthony, Susan Brownell (1820 – 1906)2024-01-02T23:14:07+00:00

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 [...]

Dearborn, Frederick Myers (1876 – 1960)2023-09-21T19:51:07+00:00

Coolidge, John Calvin (1872 – 1933)

Calvin Coolidge. Image source: wikimedia John Calvin Coolidge Jr., (4 July 1872 – 5 January 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923 – 1929). He was born in Vermont, the [...]

Coolidge, John Calvin (1872 – 1933)2023-09-21T13:46:56+00:00

Helmuth, William Tod (1833 – 1902)

William Tod Helmuth M.D. (30 October 1833 – 15 May 1902) was professor of surgery, dean of the faculty and a trustee of the New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. Helmuth wrote one of [...]

Helmuth, William Tod (1833 – 1902)2023-12-18T21:01:10+00:00

Garfield, James A. (1831 – 1881)

James A Garfield (1831 – 1881), twentieth President of the United States, was surrounded by support from homeopaths and he was an advocate of homeopathy all his life. Garfield’s first cousin Silas A. Boynton was [...]

Garfield, James A. (1831 – 1881)2022-08-07T10:53:05+00:00

Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822 – 1885)

Ulysses Simpson Grant (27 April 1822 – 23 July 1885) was an American general who became the 18th President of the United States (1869 – 1877) following his success as military commander in the American [...]

Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822 – 1885)2023-12-23T22:22:58+00:00

Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822 – 1893)

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (4 October 1822 – 17 January 1893) was an American lawyer, Brevet Major General, and Republican politician, who was elected as the 19th President of the United States. Hayes was in office [...]

Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822 – 1893)2023-12-20T23:43:02+00:00

Fuller, Solomon Carter (1872 – 1953)

Solomon Carter Fuller, M.D. (1 August 1872 – 16 January 1953) was a Liberian neurologist, psychiatrist and professor who was educated at the Homeopathic Boston University Medical College. Fuller spent much of his career working [...]

Fuller, Solomon Carter (1872 – 1953)2022-08-07T10:53:14+00:00

Steward, Susan McKinney (1847 – 1918)

Susan Maria McKinney Steward M.D. (March 1847 – March 17, 1918) was the first African American woman physician in New York state and only the third in the country, qualifying just seven years after the [...]

Steward, Susan McKinney (1847 – 1918)2023-03-01T21:46:12+00:00

Lincoln, Abraham (1809 – 1865)

Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) was a lawyer, politician, abolitionist, and the 16th President of the United States, in office from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Although born into poverty [...]

Lincoln, Abraham (1809 – 1865)2023-12-20T18:46:05+00:00

Menninger, Charles Frederick (1862 – 1953)

Charles Frederick Menninger MD (1862 – 1953) founded the Menninger Clinic in Texas. Menninger originally trained as a homeopath and in 1889 graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago. After receiving a second MD [...]

Menninger, Charles Frederick (1862 – 1953)2022-08-07T10:53:42+00:00
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