Edward Long Fox (psychiatrist)
| Edward Long Fox | |
|---|---|
 Edward Long Fox | |
| Born |
26 April 1761 Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 1835 |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Known for | Pioneer of mental health-care |
Edward Long Fox (26 April 1761 – 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 (1729–1784) and Elizabeth Hingston, his wife.
In 1830 he purchased Knightstone Island in Weston-super-Mare to create a therapeutic spa with range of hot, cold and chemical baths.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, L. (2008). "A gentleman's mad-doctor in Georgian England: Edward Long Fox and Brislington House". History of Psychiatry 19 (2): 163–84. doi:10.1177/0957154X07081136. PMID 19127837.