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Origin in Germany 
1812 - Lecture in university of Leipzig
1821 - First homoeopathic journal - ARCHIV
1832 - Another journal – ALLGEMEINE HOMOEOPATHISCHE ZEITUNG
1830 -  Society - CENTRAL VEREIN
           Dispensary was opened , later a hospital with 200 beds
1876 - 300 homoeo practitioners
 
AUSTRIA
1819 - Forbidden by a imperial decree
1837 - Established .
Journal – OESTERREICHISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
They had one society , one public and two private hospital.

ITALY  
Baron Francis Koller invited Dr . Necker to practice in Italy .
Journal - EFFEMERIDI DI MEDICINA OMIOPATICA .
Society – INSTITUTO OMIOPATICO ITALIANO .
Homoeopaths – Dr Romanio , De Hortis , Rubini .
Decline with no . of practioners not more than 50 .
 
FRANCE 
 Conversion of Comte des Guidi .
 Society – INSTITUT HOMOEOPATHICQUE .
 Journal - ARCHIVES DE LA MEDECINE HOMOEOPATHIQUE .
 Hahneman and his wife welcomed .
 Teisser opposing Hahnemann .
  
ENGLAND  
 Dr Quin converted to homoeopathy by Dr Necker .
 1832 - Dr Quin started his practice in London .
 1834 - He formed the British homoeopathic society .
 1843 - British journal of homoeopathy editors
         - Drysdale , Dudgeon and Hughes .
 1844 - Henderson - Edinburg school of homoeopathy.
 1850 - London homoeopathic hospital with 100 beds.
 1856 – Monthly homoeopathic review.
 1857 - There were about 200 practitioners in London .
           From Britian homoeopathy spread to its colonies.
 
CANADA
-1881 .
- No. of practitioners rose to 110 .

AUSTRALIA
1851 – Homoeopathy was introduced in Sydney and Melbourne.
1869 - Hospital in Melbourne did excellent work in typhoid fever .

NEW ZEALAND
Homoeopathy was worthily represented in cities .
  
SOUTH AFRICA
Only one professional representative with no adherents.

JAMAICA
Spanish physician Dr Navarro
 
SPAIN
1829-30 - Traces of knowledge of homoeopathy .
1833 - real beginning by 3 physicians Pinaciano ,Hortado and Querol.
Numez - Physician to Queen Isabella .
He founded Hahnemanian society of Madrid .
Periodical - Boletin and Revista Homoeopatica .
Homoeopathy got introduced into a no. of
Spanish colonies - Cuba , Puerto Rico, Canary,Philipines .
 
MEXICO  
1853 - When from Havana and Spain setteled there .
 
PORTUGAL
1839- A prof. of medicine requests permission .
Hahnemann made honorary member of medical Society.
Only old school distinction our master ever received.
1850 - Solid footing was made by Duke of Saldanha .
 
BRAZIL
1837 - Estrado
 
RUSSIA
1827 – provers of carbo veg , Dr Adam - St . Petersberg.
There were about 50 practitioners, 12 socities and hospital with 50 beds. 

DENMARK
1821 – Dr Lund and followed by Dr Hansen .
 
HOLLAND
1896 - Dr Von dem Borne and his son.
No. of practitioners grew upto 100.
Many old school specialist joined homoeopathy.
There were two socities , two journals and a  Dispensary.Very gloomy picture.
No. of practitioners fell to 30, one journal discontinued.
 
SWITZERLAND
1876 – 33 practitioners and a small hospital.
 
USA
1825 - Started with one representative.
1900 - 9,369 practitioners, 9 national socities , 34 state and 116 local societies, 70 general hospitals with 4829 beds,32 special ones with 6592 beds
20 medical schools and 400-500 alumini each year
 
 Thus there were approx. 10,000 practitioners in America and 2000 in Europe.

   ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMEOPATHY IN INDIA:

Foreign pioneers:
Dr. John Martin Honigberger – introduced homeopathy in India.
1846 – Surgeon Samuel Brooklyn – first homeopathic dispensary and hospital.
1851 – Dr. John Hunter Littler - homeopathic hospital – Father Muller of Manglore.

Indian pioneers:
Dr. Rajendra Dutt.
Mahendra Lal Sirkar – Editor of first Homeopathic Journal ‘Calcutta journal of homeopahic medicine’
Dr. P.C. Majumdar – Calcutta Homeopathic Medical College
Journal ‘Indian homeopathic review’
 
Other prominent homeopaths 
Dr.J.N.Majumdar, Dr.N.M.Choudari, Dr.A.N.Mukerji, Dr.P.Saha, Dr.B.K.Sarkar, Dr.Dewan Jai Chand, Dr.N.M.Jaisoorya, Dr.V.M.Kulkarni, Dr.L.D.Dhawale, Dr.B.Battacharya, Dr.M.C.Darwar.
Mahesh Battacharya – Pharmacopeia in Bengali and English.

Efforts for official recognition of homoeopathy - under the direction of Dr.K.G. Saxena
Resolution in central legislative assembly
Mr Ghiassudin M L A
Shri sanker Bajpaiee - announced adoption of resolution .
1943 West Bengal - first state to officially recognise homoeopathy .
 All India Institute of homoeopaths - 1944
Secretary - Dr K G Saxeena. 
Resolution in Indian parliament  - Feb , 17, 1948
Homoeopathic enquiry committee – Sept 30, 1948 - report in 1949 .
Homoeopathic Advisory Committee –
Chairman - Director General of Health Service .
1952 –53 No recommandations carried out .
Health Secretary - V K B Pillai
9 May 1962 - Dr K G Saxeena - Homoeopathic Advisor.
 
Sub – committees : Homoeopathic Pharmacopeia Committee , Research
Committee, Drugs Technical Advisory Board , Rural Homoeopathic Medical
Aid Committee. 
 
Central council of homoeopathy
Indian medicine and homoeopathic central council bill - 1968.
Homoeopathic central council bill –1972
Introduced in parliament - 19 Dec 1973
C C H inaugurated by Dr Karan Singh - 17 Dec 1974
Two registers for practitioners - Part - A and Part B
 
Central council for research in homoeopathy
C C R in Indian medicine and Homoeopathy - 1969
Later 4 independent research councils were formed .
C C R H - March 30 , 1978.   

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