Henry Clay Allen

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Henry Clay Allen

Henry Clay Allen (born February 10, 1836 in Nilestown near London (Ontario) , † January 22, 1909 ) was an American homeopath .

Life

Allen came from a wealthy and respected Vermont family. His parents were Hugh and Martha Billings Allen. His grandfather, Ira Allen, and his brother, Ethan Allen , had become famous during the American Revolution . His great-grandfather owned the land on which the city of Salem , Ohio was built. His mother was born in Billings and was from Massachusetts Bay .

After Henry Clay Allen graduated from elementary and elementary school in London, he worked there for a while as a teacher. He received his medical training at the Western Homoeopathic College in Cleveland , Ohio, (later the Cleveland Homeopathic College ), where he graduated in 1861. He later studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada . After the outbreak of the American Civil War , he joined the US Army, where he served as a surgeon.

Until his appointment as professor of materia medica at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1880, Allen led an erratic life with stations in Cleveland, where he began his practical work, Chicago , Brantford , Canada, and Detroit , Michigan.

He was married to Selina Louise Goold. The couple had two children.

Services

In 1892 Allen founded the Hering Medical College and Hospital , where he held the posts of dean and professor of materia medica until his death. Dr Allen was a distinguished senior from the American Institute of Homeopathy ; a member of the International Hahnemannian Association , the Illinois Homoeopathic Medical Association ; the Englewood Homoeopathic Medical Society ; the Regular Homeopathic Medical Society of Chicago ; Honorary Vice President of the Cooper Club in London ; and Honorary Member of the State Medical Societies of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio and Honorary Member of the Homoeopathic Society of Calcutta , India. For many years he was the owner and editor of the journal Medical Advance .

In addition to numerous articles for these and other journals, he wrote many books, including Keynotes of Leading Remedies , which were placed on the Council List of Books for use in Canadian medical schools at the beginning of the 20th century.

Allen's treatise on nosodes , completed shortly before his death, is the result of years of study, experience, and confirmation of the symptoms of many nosodes. His observations were first published in the work, but lack any scientific evidence.

In addition, Allen revised Boenninghausen's map repertory by updating it and arranging it for quick and practical use.

Works

  • The Homeopathic Therapeutics of Intermittent Fever , Detroit, Mich .: Drake's Homoeopathic Pharmacy, 1879.
  • The Therapeutics of Intermittent Fever , Philadelphia: FE Boericke, 1884.
  • The Therapeutics of Fevers , Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel, 1902.
  • Therapeutics of Tuberculous Affections , Ann Arbor, 1889.

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personal data
SURNAME Allen, Henry Clay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American homeopath
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Nilestown
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1909