Samuel Bayard Woodward

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
Born10 June 1787 Edit this on Wikidata
Torringford Edit this on Wikidata
Died3 January 1850 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 62)
Northampton Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPsychiatrist Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenRufus Woodward Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldPresident of the American Psychiatric Association (18441848) Edit this on Wikidata

References

  1. 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.
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