Richard Maurice Bucke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Maurice Bucke

prominent English psychiatrist in the late 19th century

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Methwold, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1902

Profession: writer, psychiatrist, author

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Maurice Bucke (18 March 1837 – 19 February 1902), often called Maurice Bucke, was a prominent Canadian psychiatrist in the late 19th century. An adventurer during his youth, Bucke later studied medicine.
Eventually, as a psychiatrist, he headed the provincial Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario.
Bucke was a friend of several noted men of letters in Canada, the United States, and England.Besides publishing professional articles, Bucke wrote three non-fiction books: Man's Moral Nature, Walt Whitman, and Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind, which is his best-known work.