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.
Burford, George Henry (1856 – 1937)
George Henry Burford (1856 – 3 January 1937) MB, CM 1880 Aberdeen, London, Vienna, Berlin Senior Surgeon and Physician for the Diseases of Women at the London Homeopathic Hospital, Physician at the Plymouth, Devon and [...]
Burnett, James Compton (1840 – 1901)
James Compton Burnett MD (Glasgow 1872) (20 July 1840 – 2 April 1901) was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy. He worked at the London Homeopathic Hospital and in private practice, and he [...]
Bury, Elvia (1928 – 2022)
Elvia Bury Source: Hahnemann Instituut Elvia Alice Bury (née Armstrong, 31 May 1928 – 11 August 2022) was a noted South African homeopath who worked and volunteered in townships and provided homeopathic medical [...]
Cabarrus, Jules Adolphe Édouard Tallien, de (1801 – 1870)
Dr Jules Adolphe Édouard de Cabarrus (1801 – 1870). Image credit: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris Jules Adolphe Édouard Tallien de Cabarrus M.D. (19 April 1801 – 18 May 1870) was a French [...]
Cameron, Hugh (1810 – 1897)
Hugh Cameron (1810 – 1897). Image credit Peter Morrell Hugh Cameron M.R.C.S. (28 July 1810 – 20 October 1897) was a British orthodox physician and surgeon who converted to homeopathy to become a student [...]
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, Isabel Mackay (1903 – 1972)
Isabel Mackay Campbell M.B. CH.B. (1903 – 18 June 1972) was a homeopath at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital. She was one of sixteen homeopaths who died in the Trident air disaster at Staines, Surrey, [...]
Canning, Charlotte, Countess (1817 – 1861)
Charlotte, Countess Canning (31 March 1817 – 18 November 1861) was the wife of British statesman and Governor-General of India, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning. Countess Canning was a patient of homeopath Paul Francois Curie. [...]
Carfrae, George Mann (1836 – 1900)
George Mann Carfrae M.D. (6 July 1836 – 18 April 1900) was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become House Surgeon and later Consulting Physician for Diseases of Women at the London Homeopathic [...]
Cartier, François (1864 – 1928)
François Cartier M.D. (1864 – June 1928) was a French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become the President of the French Homeopathic Society in 1906. Francois Cartier was a Physician at the Hospital [...]
Case, William Arthur (1818 – 1872)
“Heath Brow, Hampstead, 1906” by Sir Muirhead Bone. Source: nga.gov William Arthur Case M.A. (7 December 1818 – 24 January 1872) was a Shropshire-born schoolmaster, who lived at 20 Upper Gower Street, London. [...]
Cash, Alfred Midgley (1850 – 1936)
Alfred Midgely Cash Image Source: Wellcome Collection Alfred Midgley Cash M.D. M.B. C.M. M.R.C.S. F.B.H.S. (1850 – 14 March 1936) was an English orthodox physician and member of [...]
Chancerel, Victor François (1831 – 1901)
Victor François Chancerel M.D. (14 September 1831 – 13 August 1901) was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a Physician at the Hahenmann Hospital in Paris, and at the Hospital Saint Jacques, [...]
Charles, John Darby (1812 – 1846)
John Darby Charles M.R.C.S. (1812 – 30 April 1846) was a British orthodox surgeon who converted to homeopathy. He began practicing in Gloucestershire but, “after becoming convinced of the truthfulness of homeopathy,” he moved to [...]
Clarke, John Henry (1852 – 1931)
John Henry Clarke M.D. M.B. C.M. (1852 – 24 November 1931) was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become consulting physician at the London Homeopathic Hospital, and one of the most influential [...]
Clifton, Arthur Crowen (1825 – 1909)
Arthur Crowen Clifton M.R.C.S. (22 December 1825 – 16 February 1909) was an orthodox physician and surgeon who converted to homeopathy to become a Physician at the London Homeopathic Hospital. Arthur Clifton was a member [...]