Vincenzo Chiarugi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVincenzo Chiarugi
Italian psychiatrist
Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1759
Place of Birth: Empoli, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Death: 22-Dec-1820
Profession: physician, psychiatrist
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Vincenzo Chiarugi
- Vincenzo Chiarugi (1759–1820) was an Italian physician who helped introduce humanitarian reforms to the psychiatric hospital care of people with mental disorders.
- His early part in a movement towards moral treatment was relatively overlooked until a gradual reassessment through the 20th century left his reforms described as a landmark in the history of psychiatry.
- He also specialized in dermatology and wrote on other subjects.
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