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ESQUIROL, Jean Étienne Dominique (1772 – 1840)

ESQUIROL, Jean Étienne Dominique (1772 – 1840)

1772 – 1840

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1838 CE

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Des maladies mentales. 2 vols. and atlas.

ESQUIROL, Jean Étienne Dominique (1772 – 1840)
ESQUIROL, Jean Étienne Dominique (1772 – 1840)

Esquirol succeeded Pinel at the Salpêtrière, and was the first lecturer on psychiatry. After Pinel he was a founder of the French School. This is the first modern textbook on psychiatry. It is notable for…