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George Vithoulkas (born Athens 1932) is a homeopathic doctor.
He studied homeopathy in South Africa and received a diploma from the Indian Institute of Homeopathy in 1966.
Since 1995 he has lived on the Greek island of Alonissos, where he has established the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy (IACH). IACH has trained several thousand students from 32 countries.
His work in homeopathy has been recognized with many awards and honors including the Right Livelihood Award. Two of his books, Homeopathy: Medicine of the New Man (Arco, New York, 1979) and The Science of Homeopathy (Grove Press, New York, 1980) have been translated into twenty languages. According to his citation from the the Right Livelihood award, those books "have had a profound influence upon the acceptance and practice of homeopathy worldwide." . In addition to his books, he has published numerous articles in homeopathic journals.
Selected works
- Homeopathy: Medicine of the New Man Arco, New York, 1979
- The Science of Homeopathy; Grove Press New York, 1980
- A New Model for Health and Disease, North Atlantic Books 1992
- Homeopathy Medicine for the New Millennium IACH, 2000
- Materia Medica Viva (16 volumes) IACH, 2000-
External links
- Vithoulkas' web site
- Biography on Right Livelihood Award website
- Video of acceptance speech at Right Livelihood Award
- An interview with George Vithoulkas
- Critical review of The Science of Homeopathy from the British Homoeopathic Journal