Battie, William, 1704-1776
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Name (Latin)
Battie, William, 1704-1776
Other forms of name
Battie, Gulielmus, 1704-1776
Battie, William, 1703-1776
Date of birth
1704-09-01
Date of death
1776-06-13
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His A treatise on madness, 1758:t.p. (William Battie)
- DNB(Battie, William, 1704-1776; physician)
- LC in RLIN, 03-26-91(hdg.: Battie, William, 1703-1776)
Wikipedia description:
William Battie (sometimes spelt Batty; 1 September 1704 – 13 June 1776) was an English physician who published, in 1758, A Treatise on Madness, a highly influential book on the use of institutionalisation and shock therapy as methods of treating mental illness. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1764.
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