Homeopathy Timeline
1900 - 1924


1900 By 1900 there were 22 homeopathic medical schools, more than 100 homeopathic hospitals, over 60 orphan asylums and old people's homes, and 1,000+ homeopathic pharmacies in the U.S. These numbers however do not completely provide an accurate account of the impact homeopathy had on American life.			1900 Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica Invaluable clinical experience with the remedies. John Henry Clarke, MD In Our Bookstore
			1900 United Arab Emirates (UAE) A Graduate of Ann Arbor is practicing
			1900 Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy James Tyler Kent, MD In Our Bookstore
			1900 New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies Edward Anshutz In Our Bookstore
			1900 Antarctica Fosteri Aptenodytes introduced homeopathy to the Emperor
1901 In order to make themselves look like good guys, the AMA chose to "allow" graduates of homeopathic medical schools to join the AMA...as long as they denounced homeopathy or at the very least didn't practice it. The AMA also choose to drop the consultation clause in 1901, not because they were no longer opposed to homeopathy, but because they had discovered more effective methods of defeating it.			1901 Israel Dr. Jarus arrived from Germany
			1901 Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica William Boericke, MD In Our Bookstore
1903 AMA claiming non-sectarianism, lures banned homoeopaths to rejoin and takes over homoeopathic medical schools. Homoeopathic medical education is thus undermined and the homoeopathic movement begins to weaken.			1902 The Principles and Practice of Homoeopathy Richard Hughes, MD
1904 - ? Allentown State Homeopathic Hospital			1905 Iceland Arthur Charles Gook arrives in Akureyri
1904 - 1940s Norwich State Hospital			1905 Characteristics and Repertory by Boenninghausen translated into English by Cyrus M. Boger, MD In Our Bookstore
			1905 Lectures on Materia Medica One of the first materia medica to present 'pictures' of remedies. James Tyler Kent, MD In Our Bookstore
			1905 History of Homoeopathy in America William King, MD
			1907 - 1915 The Medical Advance One of five names
1909 In 1909 the Carnegie Foundation released the Flexner Report. The Flexner Report was an evaluation of American medical schools chaired by Abraham Flexner, in cooperation with leading members of the AMA. Although purporting to be objective, the Report actually established guidelines that were designed to sanction orthodox medical schools and condemn homeopathic ones.			1909 - Present Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy
			1910 Materia Medica of the Nosodes Henry C. Allen, MD In Our Bookstore
			1910 Medical Education in the United States and Canada Abraham Flexner
			1911 Bolivia One doctor practicing in 1911; no further information
			1911 - Present British Journal of Homoeopathy
			1911 China Dr. Emma J. Betow is running a hospital in Shanghai
1912 - 1995 John Bastyr, ND, who taught classical homeopathy to hundreds of naturopathic students			1911 Japan Practitioners in Nagasaki and Yokohama
1912 - 1999 Maesimund Panos, MD, DHt, responsible for bringing George Vithoulkas to America, co-author of "Homeopathic Medicine at Home"			1912 - 1916 The Homeopathician
1914 - Allen Neiswander, MD, DHt 1915 Borneman Pharmacy opens a retail outlet in Philadelphia			1914 The Twelve Tissue Remedies of Schüssler: Comprising the theory, therapeutic application, materia medica, and a complete repertory of these remedies: homoeopathically and bio-chemically considered' -William Boericke and Willis A. Dewey In Our Bookstore
1915 - Henry Williams, MD, DHt, one of the incorporators of the National Center for Homeopathy			1915 Synoptic Key and Repertory Cyrus Boger, MD In Our Bookstore
1918 Seven homoeopathic medical schools remain in existence.			1916 Some Clinical Experiences of Erastus E. Case Hundreds of cured cases with discussions by H.C. Allen, Boger, and Kent. Erastus Case, MD
1918 - 1919 Flu pandemic
1919 - 1985 James Stephenson, MD, DHt			1921 Latvia 20 homeopaths in 1921; no current information.
			1921 The Organon of Rational Healing 6th edition - the last edition of Hahnemann's masterpiece, published 78 years after his death. The 50 Millesimal (LM) potency is introduced. In Our Bookstore
1924 - 1974 American Foundation for Homoeopathy. Formed by a group of 12 physicians and lay people, the AFH was founded to provide homoeopathic education to physicians as a post - graduate course. Additionally, it was to provide homoeopathic education to lay people. Subsumed by National Center for Homeopathy in 1974.			1924 The Genius of Homeopathy Stuart Close, MD In Our Bookstore
1924 - 2001 Francisco Xavier Eizayaga, MD, well known for his method utilizing the 'layers' of Constitutional, Miasmatic, Fundamental, and Lesional remedies. Eizayaga biography Julian Winston has written an illuminating description of the "Layers" model that Dr. Eizayaga developed. Eizayaga Layers

Thanks to the generous cooperation of Sylvain Cazalet and the Personal Photographic Library of Doctor Robert Séror for providing some of the photographs of classical homeopaths we enjoy on this Timeline.

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The information on the history of homeopathy around the world is excerpted from Julian Winston's tour de force, "The Faces of Homoeopathy". Whole Health Now applauds Julian's largesse in freely providing this work to the homeopathic community. Any accolades are due Julian, errors in transcription are our responsibility.

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Homeopathy Timeline1900 - 1924

Homeopathy Timeline
1900 - 1924