Ginestet, Charles Adolphe (1807 – 1884)

Charles Adolphe Ginestet (also, Ginestel/Ginester) M.D. (5 November 1807 – 17 May 1884) was a French homeopathic physician, author, journalist and socialist politician during the Second Republic. He was outlawed in exile in Jersey following [...]

Ginestet, Charles Adolphe (1807 – 1884)2024-10-13T02:11:42+00:00

Pascalis, Felix Ouvière (1762 – 1833)

Felix Pascalis Source: NYAM Library Felix Alexander Ouvière Pascalis (1762 – 20 July 1833) was a French-born “renaissance man,” a scholar, physician, cleric, naturalist, and horticulturist, who settled in Philadelphia, and later New [...]

Pascalis, Felix Ouvière (1762 – 1833)2024-06-01T14:22:29+00:00

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 [...]

Tonnerre, Charles Fabre (c. 1818 – 1884)2023-10-23T10:29:08+00:00

Hahnemann, Mélanie (1800 – 1878)

Marie Mélanie d’Hervilly Gohier Hahnemann (2 February 1800 – 27 May 1878) was a French homeopathic physician and the first qualified medical woman in the world. In January 1835, Mélanie married Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the [...]

Hahnemann, Mélanie (1800 – 1878)2024-09-13T15:02:02+00:00

Fourier, François Marie Charles, (1772 – 1837)

Charles Fourier, unknown artist, 19th century. Image source: North Carolina Museum of Art François Marie Charles Fourier (7 April 1772 – 10 October 1837) was an influential French socialist philosopher, who is credited [...]

Fourier, François Marie Charles, (1772 – 1837)2022-11-06T00:01:24+00:00

Parenteau, Daniel (1852 – 1938)

Berger et église d’Eragny, by Camille Pissarro, a gift from the artist, inscribed to Dr. Daniel Parenteau. Image credit: Christies Pierre Marie Daniel Parenteau M.D. (1852 – 8 April 1938) was a French [...]

Parenteau, Daniel (1852 – 1938)2022-10-26T22:17:58+00:00

Faguette, Estelle (1843 – 1929)

Estelle Faguette in 1875. Anonymous photographer Estelle Faguette (12 September 1843 –  23 August 1929) was a French visionary, who experienced visions of Our Lady of Pellevoisin. Estelle was a patient of French [...]

Faguette, Estelle (1843 – 1929)2022-10-26T05:21:50+00:00

Peschier, Charles Gaspard (1782 – 1853)

Charles Gaspard Peschier MD (13 March 1782 – 31 May 1853) was a French orthodox physician and Regimental Surgeon of the Carabiniers of Aubonne, who converted to homeopathy, to become one of the earliest homeopaths [...]

Peschier, Charles Gaspard (1782 – 1853)2022-09-20T10:57:52+00:00

Jousset, Pierre (1818 – 1910)

Pierre Jousset M.D. (3 December 1818 – 22 December 1910) was a French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, to become one of the founders and President of La Société Française d’Homéopathie in 1889, founder, [...]

Jousset, Pierre (1818 – 1910)2023-01-09T21:09:09+00:00

Musard, Philippe (1792 – 1859)

Philippe Musard (8 November 1792 – 31 March 1859) was a French violinist, conductor and composer, the Paris equivalent of Glenn Miller in the 1820s. Philippe Musard was a staunch advocate of homeopathy, and he [...]

Musard, Philippe (1792 – 1859)2022-09-14T19:00:23+00:00

Rapou, Pierre Auguste (1818 – 1884)

Pierre Auguste Rapou (24 April 1818 –  1884) was a French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, to become a member of the College of Physicians at Paris. Pierre Auguste Rapou was a major homeopathic [...]

Rapou, Pierre Auguste (1818 – 1884)2024-09-05T03:41:51+00:00

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 [...]

Dufresne, Pierre (1786 – 1837)2024-08-07T17:05:40+00:00

Barlee, Hobart John William (1868 – 1948)

Hobart John William Barlee M.D. (13 September 1868 – 25 June 1948) was an Anglo-Irish orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy. In 1907, he became a member of the British Homeopathic Society. Hobart Barlee was [...]

Barlee, Hobart John William (1868 – 1948)2024-07-17T03:49:25+00:00

Crétin, Alphonse (1820 – 1902)

Alphonse Crétin (*1820? - 1902?) was a French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a Physician at the Hospital Saint Jacques, founded in Paris in 1870, and a member of the Societe Medical Homeopathique [...]

Crétin, Alphonse (1820 – 1902)2024-07-30T22:20:21+00:00

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, [...]

Chancerel, Victor François (1831 – 1901)2022-11-10T04:50:48+00:00

Perrussel, François (1807 – 1872)

François Perrussel (1807 – 9 December 1872) was a French orthodox physician and veterinarian who converted to homeopathy to become a student of Samuel Hahnemann. François Perrussel studied at the Medical School in Montpellier. Perrussel [...]

Perrussel, François (1807 – 1872)2024-09-14T01:55:52+00:00

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 [...]

Desterne, Antoine Hippolyte (1822 – 1873)2022-11-10T04:14:19+00:00

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 [...]

Cartier, François (1864 – 1928)2022-11-18T18:57:39+00:00

Petroz, Antoine Henri (1781 – 1859)

Antoine Henri Petroz (1781 – 29 August 1859) was a student of Samuel Hahnemann, and he was one of of the foremost homeopaths in Paris. By 1865, compilations of his valuable writings were made by [...]

Petroz, Antoine Henri (1781 – 1859)2024-07-30T22:27:08+00:00

Arnaud, Victor (1807 – 1869)

Victor Arnaud (1807? – 13 November 1869) was a veteran French homeopath and President of the Homeopathic Medical Society of France. Arnaud was present at the International Homeopathic Congress in Paris in 1867. Arnaud’s name [...]

Arnaud, Victor (1807 – 1869)2022-11-18T22:38:04+00:00

Tessier, Jean Paul (1811 – 1862)

Jean Paul Tessier M.D. (1 April 1811 – 16 May 1862) was a French orthodox physician who practiced in Turin and in Paris, who converted to homeopathy, and became the publisher of Etudes de Medicine [...]

Tessier, Jean Paul (1811 – 1862)2022-11-24T19:02:46+00:00

Simon, Léon Francois Adolphe (1798 – 1867)

Léon Francois Adolphe Simon (27 November 1798 – 13 May 1867) was a French Jewish orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy when he met Paul Francois Curie. Léon Simon became a student of Samuel Hahnemann, [...]

Simon, Léon Francois Adolphe (1798 – 1867)2023-11-14T18:10:26+00:00

Pissarro, Jacob Abraham Camille (1830 – 1903)

Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. Camille Pissarro was an enthusiastic advocate of homeopathy. He consulted homeopath Paul Ferdinand Gachet in Auvers sur Oise, and [...]

Pissarro, Jacob Abraham Camille (1830 – 1903)2022-11-01T23:37:26+00:00

Gachet, Paul Ferdinand (1828 – 1909)

Vincent van Gogh, Man with a Pipe (Portrait of Dr. Paul Gachet, 15 May 1890). Image credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art Paul Ferdinand Gachet M.D. (30 July 1828 – 9 January 1909) was [...]

Gachet, Paul Ferdinand (1828 – 1909)2024-07-30T06:28:52+00:00

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 [...]

Bonneval, Bertrand-Henri de (1806 – 1882)2022-08-07T10:52:51+00:00
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