Roger van Zandvoort is a Dutch homeopath, researcher, and pioneering repertory editor, internationally recognized for creating and continuously expanding the Complete Repertory—one of the most authoritative and comprehensive homeopathic repertories available today. His work has shaped modern homeopathic practice and education by grounding repertorial data in verifiable sources and clinically confirmed evidence.

 

Origins and Repertory Work

In the early 1990s, Van Zandvoort began building the Complete Repertory with a bold mission: to clean up, unify, and transparently document the fragmented and sometimes contradictory landscape of homeopathic rubrics and remedy entries. By re-tracing information to original sources—including Hahnemann, Boenninghausen, Allen, Hering, Kent, and thousands of later authors—he developed a repertory that reflects not only historical depth but also modern clinical applicability.

 

The Complete Repertory has since been adopted by leading practitioners and institutions worldwide. It is widely known for its integrity, transparency, and its four-level grading system, where the fourth grade represents the highest level of clinical verification. Unlike many modern compilations, the Complete Repertory prioritizes clinical confirmations over theoretical additions, ensuring that every remedy-rubric link can be traced back to solid evidence.

 

Methodology and Innovations

Roger van Zandvoort introduced a number of innovations into repertory development:

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• Strict separation between proving symptoms and clinical confirmations, ensuring the practitioner can rely on clearly labeled data.

• Automation of rubric and remedy integration through structured databases, maintaining source linkage, and supporting ongoing upgrades with minimal practitioner disruption.

 

These features have not only made repertorization more reliable but also more transparent, offering confidence in each result generated.

 

Academic and Educational Use

 

The scientific quality and clarity of the Complete Repertory led to widespread adoption in both professional software and academic environments:

 

• The Complete Repertory has been integrated into multiple major homeopathic software systems, including MacRepertory/SHS, Complete Dynamics, Vision, and others. (Homeopathic software)

• In several parts of the world, university programs and teaching institutions have adopted and copied selections from the Complete Repertory for student use—sometimes without authorization—although this is regrettable, yet it is a testament to its foundational role in homeopathic education.

• The Complete Repertory and its related articles have been referenced in homeopathic academic journals and magazines, where they have been used for both analysis discussions and as examples of repertory structure refinement.

Despite the unauthorized use in specific educational contexts, Van Zandvoort has consistently emphasized his openness to scholarly cooperation, provided that proper credit and intellectual integrity are maintained.

 

Legacy and Continuing Work

 

Roger continues to develop, test, and refine repertory logic and structure through the Curar Project, a relatively new interface built on FileMaker Pro, designed to offer a more streamlined, modern, and flexible experience for practicing homeopaths and researchers. The project will integrate semantic search, source-indexed rubrics, and deep statistical tools, enabling a whole new generation of repertorial analysis.

 

Publications and Influence

 

Although not focused on public visibility, Van Zandvoort and his contributions have been published and discussed in respected journals, seminars, and teaching materials across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia. His commitment to clarity, source responsibility, and precision continues to influence repertory editors, teachers, and clinicians globally.