American Institute of Homeopathy

American Institute of Homeopathy
AbbreviationAIH
Formation1844 (1844)
PurposeProfessional association
FieldsHomeopathy
Official language
English
Key people
Royal S. Copeland
Joseph Hippolyt Pulte
Roy Upham

The American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), established in 1844, is the oldest extant national physician’s organization in the United States.[1]

The founding president of the AIH was Constantine Hering.[1] Past AIH presidents include Royal S. Copeland[2] and Bushrod Washington James.[3] Corresta T. Canfield was the first woman to serve as an officer of the American Institute of Homeopathy.[4]

In 1900, the association was granted permission by the U.S. Congress to establish the Samuel Hahnemann Monument on Scott Circle in Washington, D.C.[5]

  1. ^ a b William E. Kirtsos (1994). "The Beginning of the American Institute of Homeopathy". American Institute of Homeopathy. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ Dana Ullman (2007). The Homeopathic Revolution. p. 126. ISBN 9781556436710.
  3. ^ "JAMES, Bushrod Washington". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1893. p. 492.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy. 12. The American Institute of Homeopathy: 1278. 1920.
  5. ^ "Joint resolution granting permission for the erection of a monument in Washington, D. C., for the ornamentation of the national capital and in honor of Samuel Hahnemann.". Statutes of the United States of America. 1900. p. 709.