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.
Blake, James Gibbs (1833 – 1900)
James Gibbs Blake source: Peter Morrell James Gibbs Blake (13 January 1833 – 27 May 1900) BA, MD, MB 1854, MB 1856, winner of a 1854 and 1856 Gold Medal Award from University [...]
Blest, Anthony Ebenezer (1796 – 1882)
Anthony Ebenezer Blest M.D. M.R.S.C. (23 July 1796 - 1 April 1882) member of the Royal Physical Society Edinburgh, was a British physician who served in India as a Madras Medical Service surgeon with the [...]
Bodman, Francis Henry (1844 – 1932)
Francis Henry Bodman M.B. M.R.C.S. L.M. (29 April 1844- 13 March 1932) MD Aberdeen, MRCS England, was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a Physician at the Bristol Homeopathic Hospital, a [...]
Boenninghausen, Clemens Maria Franz Baron von (1785 – 1864)
Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (1785 – 1864) Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen (12 March 1785 – 26 January 1864) was a German aristocrat, lawyer and agriculturalist who became a student of Samuel [...]
Bonneval, Bertrand-Henri de (1806 – 1882)
Count Bertrand-Henri de Bonneval M. D. (9 May 1806 – 13 June 1882), was a practitioner of homeopathy, agronomist and philanthropist. Bonneval was one of the earliest French disciples of Samuel Hahnemann. In 1831-2 he [...]
Boole, George (1815 – 1864)
George Boole (2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was a British mathematician and philosopher. As the inventor of Boolean algebra, which is the basis of all modern computer arithmetic, Boole is regarded in hindsight [...]
Boole, Lucy Everest (1862 – 1904)
Lucy Everest Boole (5 August 1862 – 5 December 1904) daughter of Mary Everest Boole and George Boole, granddaughter of Thomas Roupell Everest. […]
Boole, Mary Elizabeth (Everest) (1832 – 1916)
Mary Elizabeth (Everest) Boole (11 March 1832 – 17 May 1916) was a mathematician, author, reformer, and Spiritualist. She was the daughter of homeopath Thomas Roupell Everest and Mary Ryall (1809 – 1895). Her grandfather [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Borland, Douglas Morris (1885 – 1960)
Douglas Morris Borland M.B. Ch.B. (22 March 1885 – 29 November 1960) was an influential Scottish homeopathic physician. He studied with James Tyler Kent in Chicago, making him among the first to bring Kentian homeopathy [...]
Bosch, Robert (1861 – 1942)
Robert Bosch (1861 – 1942) was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH. Robert Bosch was a patient of Heinrich Goehrum and a life long advocate and patron of homeopathy. Robert [...]
Boucicault, Dionysius Lardner (1820 – 1890)
Dionysius Lardner Boucicault (Boursiquot) (26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. Boucicault was a friend of many homeopathic supporters, including Charles Kean, Charles James Mathews, [...]
Bradford, Thomas Lindsley (1847 – 1918)
Thomas Lindsley Bradford M.D. (6 June 1847 – 3 December 1918), Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, was a Lecturer on the History of Medicine in the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, and one of the [...]
Bradshaw, William (1818 – 1903)
Site of the Nottingham Homoeopathic Institution, 9 St Peter’s Church Walk. Source: Mel Draper Collection William Bradshaw M.D. M.R.C.S. L.S.A. (1818 – 20 September 1903) was a British orthodox physician and surgeon who [...]
Britten, Edward Benjamin, 1st Baron Britten (1913 – 1976)
Benjamin Britten. Image credit: classicfm.com Edward Benjamin Britten 1st Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. Edward Britten was an advocate of [...]