George Wyld

George Wyld (1821–1906) was a Scottish homeopathic physician and Christian Theosophist. Career Wyld became interested in homeopathy in 1851 after discovering the work of Samuel Hahnemann whilst a medical student at Edinburgh. After he obtained his M. D. with the thesis 'The liver: the hydrogenator in animals''' he moved to London where he taught homeopathy and in 1876 became president of the British Homeopathic Society. Wyld was interested in mesmerism, spiritualism and Theosophy. He has been described as one of the "oldest mesmerists in England". Wyld was also a proponent of phrenology. He 1844 he joined the London Phrenological Society. He was a convinced spiritualist, in 1854 he met the medium Daniel Dunglas Home.