William Thomas Fernie

William Thomas Fernie (1830–1914) was an English physician associated with the water-cure movement in Great Malvern. He joined Dr. James Manby Gully’s practice in 1864 and later took over the Tudor House practice when Gully retired in 1871. Fernie was also involved in local civic life and served as chairman of the Assembly Rooms and Pleasure Gardens Company.

Fernie wrote widely on everyday health and therapeutic remedies. His best-known works include Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure, Animal Simples, A Plain Guide to the Principles and Practise of the Water Cure, Meals Medicinal, Health to Date: The Modern Doctor, and Precious Stones for Curative Wear. His writing reflects the medical interests of the late Victorian era, combining botanical knowledge, traditional practices, hydropathy, and speculative ideas about natural healing.