John B. Chapin

John B. Chapin
Born1829 (1829)
DiedJanuary 17, 1918(1918-01-17) (aged 88–89)
Canandaigua, New York, US
Alma materWilliams College
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry

John B. Chapin (John Basset Chapin) M.D. (1829-1918) was an American physician and mental hospital administrator. He was an advocate for the removal of mentally ill patients from the almshouses in New York State to a hospital setting and helped to pass a state law that provided hospital care for the patients.

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