Ulric Williams

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Ulric Gaster Williams (22 May 1890 – 21 December 1971) was a New Zealand doctor and naturopath. He was born in Putiki, Wanganui, New Zealand in 1890. He received his education at Wanganui Collegiate School. While "regarded by many as a crank and a fanatic", his advocates describe him as "an original thinker" whose ideas on natural living were "perhaps ahead of his time". [1]

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References

  1. Hamilton, Bruce. "Ulric Gaster Williams". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 31 August 2021.