Swiss History

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz 1807 – 1873

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz 1807 – 1873

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz 1807 – 1873 was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth’s natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel. Later, he accepted a professorship at Harvard University in the United States. Agassiz was [...]

Henry Duprat 1878 – 1968

Henry Duprat 1878 – 1968

Henry Duprat 1878 – 1968 was a Swiss French orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, the Editor of the Propagateur de L’homeopathie, member of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris and Geneva, President of the Company Rhodanienne homeopathy, cofounder of the Societe Rhodanienne d’Homéopathie, Henry Duprat was a colleague of Arnulphy, Paul Chiron, D ‘Espiney, [...]

Emilie Paravicini Blumer 1808 – 1885

Emilie Paravicini Blumer 1808 – 1885

Emilie Paravicini Blumer 1808 – 1885 was a Swiss self taught lay homeopath. Emilie Paravicini Blumer by Susanne Peter Kubli: On 6 February I was invited the Historical Society at the Kunsthaus Glarus in to give a talk about this extraordinary woman.

Theophile Mende 1853 – 1921

Theophile Mende 1853 – 1921

Theophile Mende 1853 – 1921 was a Swiss orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, to become President of the 8th International Council of Homeopathy in London in 1911, the President of the International Council of Homeopathy in 1912, the Chairman of the 2nd Belgian Congress of Homeopathy in August 1913, Theophile Mende was the homeopathic [...]