Carl Fischer (homeopath)
Carl Frank Fischer (year of birth unknown – 23 June 1893) was a New Zealand doctor, homoeopath and viticulturist. He was born in Germany.[1]
Fischer established his successful practice in Auckland after saving a woman who was buried after a store collapsed.[1][2]
Between 1855 and 1856 he published 12 issues of the Homeopathic Echo the first medical journal in New Zealand.[3]
He was awarded the Great Gold Medal of Science and Art by the Emperor of Austria for services to natural history and medicine.[4]
Fischer died in 1893 in Chicago where he went to attend a medical congress and exposition and present a paper on the 'Progress of Homeopathy in New South Wales.[5][2][6]
Further reading[edit]
- Gluckman, L. K. 'Dr Carl Fischer MD and the history of homoeopathy in Auckland in the 19th century'. New Zealand Medical Journal 90 (1979): pages 66–69
- Gluckman, L. K. 'Dr Carl Frank Fischer MD, an early Auckland physician, botanist and viticulturalist'. Auckland—Waikato Historical Journal No 37 (Sept. 1980): pages 18–20
- Discovering 'The Homeopathic Echo', Auckland War Memorial Museum Blog
References[edit]
- ^ a b Belgrave, Michael. "Carl Frank Fischer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Pars about people". Observer. 26 August 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Moore, Christopher (2 November 1987). "Medical journal centenary". Press. p. 22. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Untitled". Taranaki Herald. 20 August 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Untitled". Auckland Star. 14 August 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Conference of Medical Men at the World's Fair". Auckland Star. 19 August 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Papers Past.
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