William Battie
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 249 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 1,1703 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Devon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 13,1776 |
| Books | A Treatise on Madness |
| Grandchildren | Charlotte Rashleigh |
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| Current partner | Anne Goode |
| Children | Katherine Battie |
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| Anne Battie | |
| Parents | Edward Battie |
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| ID | 4354436 |
William Battie Life story
William Battie was an English physician who published in 1758 the first lengthy book on the treatment of mental illness, A Treatise on Madness, and by extending methods of treatment to the poor as well as the affluent, helped raise psychiatry to a respectable specialty.