Samuel Bayard Woodward (1787–1850) was an American psychiatrist who was the first superintendent of the Worcester Lunatic Asylum, and a co-founder and first president of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (later known as the American Psychiatric Association).[1]
Samuel Bayard Woodward | |
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| Born | 10 June 1787  Torringford |
| Died | 3 January 1850 (aged 62) Northampton |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Children | Rufus Woodward |
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| Position held | President of the American Psychiatric Association (1844–1848) |
References
edit- ^ Grob, Gerald N. (2000). "Woodward, Samuel Bayard (1787-1850)". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1201002. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7.