James H. Stephenson

Born in St. Louis in 1919, James Hawley Stephenson trained as a physician and earned his M.D. from Cornell University in 1951. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces; later accounts describe him as the sole survivor of a bomber crew that was shot down over Europe and note that he spent time as a prisoner of war.

Stephenson is best known for his later career in homeopathy. After being treated by the homeopath Elizabeth Wright Hubbard, he became one of her students and went on to play an important role in the movement’s mid-20th-century revival in the United States. He served as a researcher and leader within the American Institute of Homeopathy, edited homeopathic journals, and published widely on clinical practice and provings.

His books and articles helped bring specialist ideas to both professional and general readers, including works such as A Doctor’s Guide to Helping Yourself with Homeopathic Remedies. He died in 1985, but his writing continues to be cited by readers interested in the development of modern homeopathic literature.