Pioneers of homeopathy
by Dr Thomas Lindsey Bradford
Presented by Dr Robert Séror
John Romig (1804-1885)
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Dr. ROMIG, JOHN. (1804-1885)
Was born inLehigh county, Pa., January 3, 1804.
His parents were of German extraction, his paternal grandfather having come to this country about the year 1732. Having received the degree of M. D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1825, he commenced to practice the same year in the town of Fogelsville, Lehigh county, Pa.
In the spring of 1820 he removed to Allentown, forming a partnership with Dr. Charles H. Martin. In 1833 he commenced the practice of Homoeopathy and was one of the original members of the Homoeopathic Medical Society of Northampton and adjacent counties.
He was one of the three who formulated the establishment of the Allentown Academy and was a member of the faculty. He was vice-president of the Board of Trustees and was professor of obstetrics in the college.
In the fall of 1838 he removed to Baltimore with other practitioners of repute to introduce Homoeopathy. Dr. Haynel and McManus were then in homoeopathic practice in that city.
His stay was but two years, when he returned to Allentown, where he passed the rest of his life. He was an active temperance advocate since 1842 and was one of the Sons of Temperance, Division 7 of Allentown.
From 1836 he was active and devoted member of the Presbyterian church, also an elder for a number of years. He had two sons, William H. and George M. Romig, also physicians, graduates of the University of Pennsylvania and of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, and who were his co-partners.
The Hahnemann Monthly thus notices his death :
John Romig M. D., of Allentown, Pa., died in the early part of February, 1885, having survived his son, the late W. H. Romig, M. D.. but a very brief period. Dr. Romig, the subject of this brief notice was born in Lehigh county, Pa., January 3, 1804, his grand father having emigrated to America from Germany in 1732. Graduating at the University of Pennsylvania in 1825, he settles at Fogelsville, Lehigh county, but in 1829 removed to Allentown.
His conversion to Homeopathy occurred about 1833 from which time he was closely identified with the distinguished homoeopathic physicians of that period - Hering, Detwiller, Wesselhoeft, and others, and united with them in organizing the old Hahnemannian Society, and in founding the North American Academy of the Homoeopathic Healing Art.
Of this institution he was vice-president and also professor of obstetrics from1838, a period of two years was spent in Baltimore, whence he returned to Allentown in 1840.
Dr.Romig was an active member of the Presbyterian church and a zealous advocate of the cause of temperance. His dead removes another of the very few remaining founders of our school in America.
(World's Conv., vol. 2, page 774. Hahn. Monthly, vol. 20, p. 192. Cleave's Biography.)
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