Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
OON,
HENRY CLARK, A. M., M. D., of Alfred Centre, N. Y., was born in West
Edmeston, Otsego county, N. Y., on January 28th, 1828. His ancestors
were of Scotch-Irish descent, and on coming to this country settled in
Rhode Island. Thence his grandfather emigrated to Otsego county, and
settled in West Edmeston, when his father was a mere lad, the country
being at that time quite new. His father, Ezra Coon, was a farmer, and
brought him up in that business. Loving study, he made the most of his
opportunities in the district school, availing himself to the utmost of
its library. At nineteen he entered De Ruyten Institute, where he
enjoyed ample facilities for pursuing his favorite study -the natural
sciences. After passing five terms as a pupil, he engaged in teaching
for a time, but his health failing he was compelled temporarily to
follow another occupation. On November, 21st, 1851, he married L. Elvira
Stillman, a lady of superior culture, and with her has since been almost
constantly occupied in teaching in different academies in the country.His first course of
medical lectures he took at Bowdoin College, Me., in 1861. Becoming
convinced of the superiority of the homœopathic system of medicine he
devoted himself to its study, and his preference being known, he was
frequently called upon to prescribe for those who preferred that
practice. He graduated in Alfred University in 1868, and in 1871 he
received the degree of A. M. Taking his second course of lectures at the
New York Homœopathic College, he received their degree of M. D. in
1872, and in the same year was elected to the chair of Physical Science
in Alfred University. Being incapacitated, for a time at least, for
active work by an injury to his knee, he accepted the position, and
commenced his labors in September, 1872. This position affords him many
opportunities for advancing the cause of true medical science, and
regarding the general recognition of homœopathic principles as a matter
of most vital importance, he improves these opportunities to the utmost.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave