Edward Long Fox (psychiatrist)
Edward Long Fox | |
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 Edward Long Fox | |
| Born | 26 April 1761 Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 1835 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Pioneer of mental health-care |
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| Fields | Psychiatry |
Edward Long Fox (26 April 1761 โ 1835) was an English psychiatrist. He established an insane asylum at Brislington House, near Bristol, England, and classified the patients according to social class as well as behavioural presentation.[1]
He was a member of the Fox family of Falmouth, one of the 11 children of Joseph Fox (1729โ1784) and Elizabeth Hingston, his wife. He graduated and MD from the
Bristol Infirmary as a physician. He worked there for 30 years.[3]
In 1830, he purchased Knightstone Island in Weston-super-Mare to create a therapeutic spa with a range of hot, cold and chemical baths.[1]
Family
Twice married, Fox had 15 daughters and 8 sons.[4]
References
- ^ S2CID 28304699.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hall, Walker (1919). "Contemporary Medicine from the Standpoint of Pathology". The Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal. XXXVI (137 December 1919): 105โ117.
- ^ "Parks and Gardens UK, Dr Edward Long Fox". Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ISBN 9781904880318.
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