Samuel Bayard Woodward | |
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Born | 10 June 1787
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Died | 3 January 1850
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Occupation |
Psychiatrist
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Children | Rufus Woodward
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Awards | |
Position held | President of the American Psychiatric Association (1844–1848)
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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
![]() Northampton ![]() |
Occupation |
Psychiatrist
![]() |
Children | Rufus Woodward
![]() |
Awards | |
Position held | President of the American Psychiatric Association (1844–1848)
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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]