William Charles Ellis

Sir
William Charles Ellis
Born(1780-03-10)10 March 1780
Alford, Lincolnshire, England
Died24 October 1839(1839-10-24) (aged 59)
Southall, Middlesex, England
OccupationPhysician

Sir William Charles Ellis (10 March 1780 – 24 October 1839) was an English physician who served as the superintendent of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum and later the Hanwell Asylum. His ideas on the treatment of mental illness became widely influential.

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