William Tuke (24 March 1732 – 6 December 1822), an English tradesman, philanthropist and Quaker, earned fame for promoting more humane custody and care for people with mental disorders, using what he called gentler methods that came to be known as moral treatment.

2020年6月4日 · William Tuke (1732-1822) in York pioneered the humane treatment of the mentally ill.

2014年6月18日 · William Tuke was a 19th-century reformist and philanthropist notable for his work in mental health. He was known for his strict self-discipline and judicious manner.

A leading Quaker philanthropist, William Tuke introduced new, more humane methods of caring for the mentally ill. William Tuke was born in York on 24 March 1732, into a leading Quaker family....

2023年10月24日 · Around the same time that Pinel called for his reforms, William Tuke, an English Quaker, founded the York Retreat for the care of the insane. Rejecting traditional medical intervention, Tuke emphasized the rural quiet retreat where insane people could engage in reading, light manual labor, and conversation.

2013年2月28日 · William Tuke was an English businessman, philanthropist and Quaker. He was instrumental in the development of more humane methods in the custody and care of people with mental disorders, an approach that came to be known as moral treatment. Tuke was born in York to a leading Quaker family.

William Tuke was a 19th-century reformist and philanthropist notable for his work in mental health. He was known for his strict self-discipline and judicious manner.

When a Quaker died in the squalid and inhumane conditions of the York Asylum, Tuke was invited to visit and was appalled by what he saw there. In the spring of 1792, he appealed to the Society of Friends (as the Quakers were also known) to revolutionise the treatment of the insane.

At about the same time William Tuke, a Quaker tea and coffee merchant, founded the York (England) Retreat to provide humane treatment. Benjamin Rush, a physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, also advocated protection of the rights of the insane.

William Tuke was a Quaker philanthropist and social reformer who played a pivotal role in the development of humane treatment for individuals with mental health conditions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

William Tuke, a Quaker, was the founder of a private mental hospital (the Retreat at York) which played a leading role in the first half of the nineteenth century. The development of moral treatment, a ‘non-restraint’ policy in public asylums, partly stems from his example.

2024年10月6日 · William Tuke (24 March 1732 – 6 December 1822) was an English businessman, philanthropist and Quaker. He was instrumental in the development of more humane methods in the custody and care of people with mental disorders, an approach that came to be known as moral treatment.

William Tuke, a British philanthropist and Quaker, opened The Retreat in York, England, in 1792 for the new, humane care of people with mental illness, as a pioneer of moral treatment, managing patients without physical restraints.

After the death of Hannah Mills in York Lunatic Asylum, William Tuke was tasked with developing a more humane alternative to address the treatment of mental illness. This led to the opening of The Retreat in York in 1796.

2014年6月18日 · William Tuke was a 19th-century reformist and philanthropist notable for his work in mental health. He was known for his strict self-discipline and judicious manner.

William Tuke was an influential English Quaker and mental health reformer born on March 24, 1732, in York, England. He is best known for his pioneering work in advocating for humane treatment and reforms in the care of people with mental illness …

2013年3月30日 · The Retreat at York led the world in the humane treatment of the mentally ill. It was founded by William Tuke and the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1792, and opened in 1796. Tuke was inspired by seeing the appalling conditions in York Lunatic Asylum when a Quaker from Leeds, Hannah Mills, died there.

2023年5月29日 · William Tuke was an 18th century British businessman and philanthropist, whose Quaker beliefs led him to develop human methods for working with those who have mental disorders.

William Tuke (geboren 24. März 1732 in York; gestorben 1822) war ein englischer Geschäftsmann, Philanthrop und Gründer des psychiatrischen Hospitals Retreat (Zuflucht) in York.

2018年5月29日 · Beginning in 1841, she spearheaded the movement to establish asylums—as a social responsibility and financed by public funds—to replace the jails and alms houses in which the mentally impaired were confined.

William Tuke (March 24, 1732 - 1822) was an English businessman and philanthropist. Tuke was born at York. His name is connected with the humane treatment of the insane, for whose care he projected in 1792 The Retreat at York.