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H R Williams 1814 – 1881
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H R Williams ?1814 – ?1881 was a British importer of foreign wines and spirits , who was on the Management Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital , and active in homeopathic politics , H R Williams and C0 operated from Crosby Hall, 32 Bishopsgate Street , until they outgrew this property , H ...1 day ago -
John Peake Knight 1828 – 1886
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John Peake Knight 1828 - 1886 was a British railway engineer, who invented the original traffic light in 1868 . John Peake Knight was on the Managment Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital , a Sponsor of homeopathy, and a Steward of the 1851 Annual Festival in aid of the London Homeopathic Hospital ...1 day ago -
Alexander John Ellis 1814 – 1890
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Alexander John Ellis 1814 - 1890 was a British mathematician and philologist. He was acknowledged by George Bernard Shaw as the prototype of Professor Henry Higgins of Pygmalion . (My Fair Lady). Alexander John Ellis was on the Management Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital , was active in ...2 days ago -
John Gray 15th Lord Gray 1798 – 1867
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John Gray 15th Lord Gray 1798 – 1867, succeeded to his title 1842 , Deputy Lieutenant for Perth, Magistrate at Forfar, Member of the House of Lords , was a Vice President of the London Homeopathic Hospital , John Gray signed the Petition supporting homeopath Alfred Crosby Pope , when in 1851, Alfred ...3 days ago -
Gunpowder: The Players Behind the Plot by James Travers
Strategist's Personal Library —
Authority: 126
Gunpowder: The Players Behind the Plot by James Travers the rear jacket copy makes it sound like this book includes an investigation of the primary sources contained on the plotters who attempted to blow up parliament. Unfortunately documents are mentioned but are only sparingly quoted from. What we get instead ...4 days ago -
Vernon Bell 1831 – 1894
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Vernon Bell ?1831 – ?1894 MD Edinburgh 1858 was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a member of the British Homeopathic Society , a member of the Medical Council of the London Homeopathic Hospital , Bell was a colleague of Rocco Rubini and gave personal testimony to the efficacy ...4 days ago -
Philip Howard Frere 1813 – 1868
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Philip Howard Frere 1813 – 1868, Fellow (1837) and Bursar (1839) of Downing College, Cambridge , was the Editor of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England , Frere was an advocate of homeopathy, and he wrote up the results of the Association for the Trial of Preventative and Curative ...4 days ago -
William Warren Vernon 1834 – 1919
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William Warren Vernon 1834 – 1919, the second son of George John Warren Vernon 5th Baron Vernon , was a scholar of Dante , William Warren Vernon was a patient of Hugh Cameron , and he was on the House Committee of the London Homeopathic Hospital , and an active advocate and sponsor of the London ...5 days ago -
John Doveton 1768 – 1847
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Sir John Doveton ?1768 – 1847 KCB, was a British Major General serving as a Cavalry Officer with the East India Company in Madras , Doveton was an advocate of homeopathy, recommending homeopathic treatment for British Troops , and supported the provision of a homeopathic hospital in Smyrna , The ...5 days ago -
John H Nankivell 1811 – 1890
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John H Nankivell ?1811 – ?1890 LSA London 1838, MRCS 1838, MBHS , was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become Surgeon at the York Homeopathic Dispensary , General Secretary to the British Homeopathic Congress in 1872, John H Nankivell practiced at 9 Bootham Street, York , and in ...6 days ago -
Sunday Essay - Olivers Endless Adventure 1
Personal Reflections —
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Earlier in the week and feeling the need for a break from the environment and other current concerns, I grabbed a new book off the shelf for my train reading. This was another of those almost random choices, a selection from books once owned by my father or grandfather that I had either not read or, at least, not read ...1 week ago -
Robert Cartwright 1807 – 1883
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Robert Cartwright 1807 – 1883 LSA London 1833, MRSC England 1833, MD St. Andrews 1853 , was a British orthodox physician, Surgeon at Owestry School, member of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, who converted to homeopathy to become a Physician at the Southsea Homeopathic Dispensary , ...1 week ago -
Edward Charles Blount 1809 – 1905
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Sir Edward Charles Blount 1809 – 1905, Legion of Honour, Knight Commander, Order of the Bath, was a British Member of Parliament for Steyning, Consul to Paris in 1871, second son of the sixth Baronet, was an English banker in Paris, and Chairman of the Ouest railway Edward Blount was a Patron of the ...1 week ago -
Richard Stephen Wallis 1838 – 1907
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Richard Stephen Wallis 1838 – ?1907 MRCS England 1859 , was an orthodox physician, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, who converted to homeopathy to be come a Physician at the Banbury Homeopathic Dispensary , Acting House Surgeon at the Birmingham Homeopathic Dispensary , and a member of the ...1 week ago -
William Thomas Stead 1849 – 1912
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William Thomas Stead 1849 – 1912 was a British journalist who champoined the fight against child prostitution, and who was an ardent spiritualist. William Thomas Stead was an advocate of Cesare Mattei , and a friend of Catherine and William Booth , Josephine Elizabeth Butler , Arthur Conan Doyle ...1 week ago -
John Gideon Millingen 1782 – 1862
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John Gideon Millingen 1782 – 1862 MD, was a British orthodox physician, Surgeon to the Forces and Physician at Hanwell Lunatic Asylum , was a determined opponent of homeopathy who was open minded enough to study and experiment with homeopathy , and discovering its efficacy, he wrote favourably about ...1 week ago -
Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660-1832 -- ready to release
Ponderings on a Faith Journey —
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Momentarily the volume of essays edited by my friend Dr. Bill Gibson, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University, and me will be released from our publisher -- Ashgate. This set of essays has been published to honor the work of Dr. James Bradley, Geoffrey Bromiley Professor of Church History at ...1 week ago -
John Conolly 1794 – 1866
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John Conolly 1794 – 1866 MD Edinburgh 1821, was a British orthodox physician, Professor of the Practice of Medicine at University College, London , Editor of the British and Foreign Medical Review , and one of the founders of the the British Medical Association, who was the third Superintendent of the Hanwell ...1 week ago -
William Charles Ellis 1780 – 1839
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Sir William Charles Ellis 1780 – 1839 was an influential figure in the early treatment of mental health, and he was the first superintendent of Hanwell Lunatic Asylum where he invited homeopaths in to treat the patients . William Charles Ellis applied to Frederick Hervey Foster Quin for more information ...1 week ago -
The de Selincourt Family and homeopathy
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The de Selincourt Family were advocates and supporters of homeopathy in the mid 19th Century, the family wives and daughters taking part in fundraising events to support homeopathy , alongside Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury , and the wives and daughters of George Calvert Holland , Henry William Paget ...1 week ago
