William Battie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Battie
British doctor
Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1703
Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 13-Jun-1776
Profession: psychiatrist
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William Battie
- William Battie (sometimes spelt Batty), 1 September 1703–13 June 1776, was an English physician who published in 1758 the first lengthy book on the treatment of mental illness, A Treatise on Madness, and by extending methods of treatment to the poor as well as the affluent, helped raise psychiatry to a respectable specialty.
- He was President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1764.
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