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.
Tomkins, Edwin Daniel W. (1916 – 1992)
Edwin Daniel W. Tomkins (29 June 1916 – October 1992) was a British research chemist and lay homeopath. Edwin Tomkins was a student of Percival George Quinton and Otto Leeser, and he was a colleague [...]
Tonnerre, Charles Fabre (c. 1818 – 1884)
Charles Fabre Tonnerre M.D. (c. 1818 – 20 February 1884) was a French surgeon who settled in British India and converted to homeopathy to become the Medical Officer for Health for Calcutta (Kolkata). Tonnerre was [...]
Toynbee, Arnold (1852 – 1883)
Arnold Toynbee (23 August 1852 – 9 March 1883) was an English economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working class. Arnold Toynbee’s father Joseph [...]
Trinks, Karl Friedrich Gottfried (1800 – 1868)
Karl Friedrich Gottfried Trinks M.D. Image credit: Wellcome Collection Karl Friedrich Gottfried Trinks M.D. (8 January 1800 – 15 June 1868) was a German Jewish physician who practiced in Dresden, and he was [...]
Truscott, Sir George Wyatt (1857 – 1941)
Sir George Wyatt Truscott Source: historywebsite.co.uk Sir George Wyatt Truscott, 1st Baronet (9 October 1857 – 16 April 1941), late Lord Mayor of London, was a Patron and a member of the Board [...]
Tsar Alexander I (1777 – 1825)
Tsar Alexander I (1777 – 1825), also known as Alexander the Blessed, served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825, and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825, as well [...]
Tulk, Charles Augustus (1786 – 1849)
Charles Augustus Tulk F.R.S. (2 June 1786 – 16 January 1849) was a British politician, Justice of the Peace, and Swedenborgian. He served as MP for Sudbury from 1820 – 1826, and for Poole from [...]
Twentyman, Llewelyn Ralph (1914 – 2010)
Llewelyn Ralph Twentyman M.B. Ch.B. L.R.C.P. M.R.C.S. F.F.Hom. (6 June 1914 – 29 April 2010) MB BCh Cambridge 1943, LRCP London 1943, MRCS England, FFHom 1959, was an English orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy [...]
Tyler, Margaret Lucy (1859 – 1943)
Margaret Lucy Tyler M.D. L.R.C.P. L.R.C.S. L.R.C.P.S.G. (9 February 1859 – 21 June 1943) was an English homeopath who was influenced by the work of Chicago physician James Tyler Kent. As one of the leading [...]
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 [...]
Vardy, Joshua Lambert (1800 – 1870)
Joshua Lambert Vardy M.D. L.A.C. (1800 – 7 October 1870) was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy some time after 1845. He was formerly a Surgeon at the South Metropolitan Midwifery Institution and a [...]
Verity, Robert Isaiah (1810 – 1871)
Robert Isaiah Verity (4 February 1810 – 20 August 1871) MD Edinburgh 1834, Member of the Universities of Edinburgh and Gottingen, was a British orthodox physician, Trustee of the Gilchrist Educational Trust, Physician to the [...]
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (1797 – 1856)
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris, by Robert William Buss (1833). Image credit: The Garrick Club Collections Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer. [...]
Voynich, Ethel Lilian Boole (1864 – 1960)
Ethel Lilian Boole Voynich (11 May 1864 – 27 July 1960) was a novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. Her father was the famous mathematician George Boole. Her mother was Mary Everest [...]
Warde, General Sir Edward Charles (1810 – 1884)
General Sir Edward Charles Warde Source: National Portrait Gallery General Sir Edward Charles Warde K.C.B. (13 November 1810 – 10 June 1884) was an India-born British army officer in the Royal Horse Artillery. [...]
Wardroper, William (1804 – 1875)
William Wardroper M.R.C.S. L.S.A. (7 April 1804 – 26 June 1875) was a British homeopathic surgeon who was Medical Officer at the Brighton Homeopathic Dispensary, where he worked alongside Charles Cobbe and Henry Rider Madden. [...]