Samuel Thomson (9 February 1769 – 5 October 1843) was a self-taught American herbalist and botanist, best known as the founder of the alternative system of medicine known as "Thomsonian Medicine", which enjoyed wide popularity in the United States during the 19th century.
Author: Unknown Source: Lloyd, John Uri; Waterhouse, Benjamin. 1909. "Life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson, and a history of the Thomsonian materia medica, as shown in 'The new guide to health,' (1835) and the literature of that day". Cincinnati, O., J.U. & C.G. Lloyd License: CC-PD-Mark