KORNDOERFER, AUGUSTUS, Sr. – Biographies – History of Homeopathy

     ORNDOERFER, AUGUSTUS, Sr.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, former professor of Clinical Medicine, and institutes of medicine in Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, president of
the Homœopathic Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, and one of the older homœopathic practitioners in Philadelphia, is a native of that
city, born October 27, 1843, son of Augustus and Catherine (Jones) Korndoerfer. On his father’s side he inherits German blood ; his mother was an
American of English parentage. Her grandfather, Lieutenant Thomas Jones of the American navy, was killed in a naval engagement during the Revolution.
Dr. Korndoerfer acquired his early education in the Philadelphia public and high schools, and his medical education in the old mother institution, the
Homœopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1866-67, and its successor, Hahnemann Medical-College of Philadelphia, 1867-68, from the latter of which
he graduated in March, 1868. Since that time he has been engaged in general practice in Philadelphia, and in connection therewith has served in various
capacities in his alma mater and other institutions professor of clinical medicine, 1876-1877 ; professor of institutes of medicine and clinical
medicine, 1877-1881 ; consultant to Hahnemann Hospital, consultant to the Women’s Homœopathic Hospital, visiting physician and chairman of the
medical staff Children’s Homœopathic Hospital of Philadelphia, member and for six years president of the medical examining and licensing board of
Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Institute of Homœopathy, member and ex-president (1891) of the Homœopathic Medical Society of the State
of Pennsylvania, member and ex-president (1890) of the Philadelphia County Homœopathic Medical Society, the Hahnemann Club of Philadelphia.

Source : History of Homœopathy by William Harvey King