Melanie Hahnemann
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Marie Melanie d'Hervilly Gohier Hahnemann (2 February 1800 - May 1878), was a French physician in homeopathy
, married in 1835 to Samuel Hahnemann
. She was the first female doctor in homeopathy.
She was a member of a noble family, but because of domestic violence she lived in the family of her art teacher Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere in Paris from 1815. During the cholera
epidemic of Paris in 1832, she became interested in hompeopathy. In 1834, she visited Samuel Hahnemann, and the year after they married and moved to Paris, where they opened a clinic. She was his student and assistant and soon an independent homeopathist. She was given a diploma from The Allentown Academy of The Homeopathic Healing Art in USA.
At the death of Samuel Hahnemann, she was entrusted with his clinic and the manuscript of his latest work, Organon. She continued with the practise, but in 1847, she was trialed and judged guilty of illegal practice. She continued to practice and was granted a medical license in 1872. She was a controversial person, being a woman physician and a woman homeopath.
She was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery
.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners claim to treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient...
, married in 1835 to Samuel Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann
Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician, known for creating an alternative form of medicine called homeopathy.- Early life :Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was born in Meissen, Saxony near Dresden...
. She was the first female doctor in homeopathy.
She was a member of a noble family, but because of domestic violence she lived in the family of her art teacher Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere in Paris from 1815. During the cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
epidemic of Paris in 1832, she became interested in hompeopathy. In 1834, she visited Samuel Hahnemann, and the year after they married and moved to Paris, where they opened a clinic. She was his student and assistant and soon an independent homeopathist. She was given a diploma from The Allentown Academy of The Homeopathic Healing Art in USA.
At the death of Samuel Hahnemann, she was entrusted with his clinic and the manuscript of his latest work, Organon. She continued with the practise, but in 1847, she was trialed and judged guilty of illegal practice. She continued to practice and was granted a medical license in 1872. She was a controversial person, being a woman physician and a woman homeopath.
She was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement, and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the...
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