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Prichard, James Cowles. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Oct. 13, 1808. [Eldest] s. of Thomas [of the Society of Friends], of Ross, Heref. B. there, Feb. 11, 1786. Educated at home; and studied medicine at Bristol, 1802, and at Staines; at St Thomas's Hospital and at Edinburgh University, 1806 (M.D., Edinb. 1808). Matric. Lent, 1809. Matric. from St John's College, Oxford, June 3, 1809; M.D. (Oxford), by Diploma, at Oxford, 1835. Practised in Bristol from 1810; at the same time studied ethnology and published his Researches into the Physical History of Man in 1813. Physician to St Peter's Hospital, Bristol, 1810, and to the Bristol Infirmary, 1814. Made a study of insanity and diseases of the nervous system, and claimed to have been the first to recognise 'moral insanity' as a distinct disease. F.R.S., 1827. Commissioner in Lunacy, 1845. Member of the Society of Friends in early life; joined the Church of England later. President of the Ethnological Society of London. Resided latterly in London. Married, Feb. 28, 1811, Anne Maria, dau. of John Prior Estlin. His works have been described by A. C. Haddon as 'the corner-stones of anthropology in England.' Author, Treatise on Diseases of the Nervous System; An Analysis of the Egyptian Mythology; Treatise on Insanity and other Disorders affecting the Mind; Natural History of Man; etc. Died Dec. 22, 1848, in London. Father of Constantine E. (1853). (D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1849, I. 208; J. C. Trevor, Prichard's Life and Works.) | James Cowles PRICHARD Approx. lifespan: 17861848 pens. Trinity College adm1808:10:13 Eldest s. of Thomas PRICHARD of Society of Friends ], of Ross, Herefordshire b. there 1786:02:11 Educated at home; and studied medicine Bristol, [ Somerset ] 1802,and Staines, [ Middlesex ] ; at St Thomas' Hospital [ London ] and at Sch: Edinburgh University Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1806 MD, Edinb. (1808) Matric 1809:01LT: Matric. from St John's College [Oxford] 1809:06:03 MD(Oxford), by Diploma, OX 1835 . Practised in: : Bristol, [ Somerset ] from 1810 ;at the same time studied ethnology and published his Researches into the Physical History of Man in1813 Physician to: : St Peter's Hospital Bristol, [ Somerset ] 1810,and to the Bristol Infirmary Bristol, [ Somerset ] 1814 Made a study of insanity and diseases of the nervous system, and claimed to have been the first to recognise "moral insanity" as a distinct disease. FRS 1827 Commissioner in: : Lunacy 1845 Member of: Society of Friends in early life; joined the Church of England later. President of: : Ethnological Society of London latterly London m. 1811:02:28 Anne Maria ESTLIN dau. of John Prior ESTLIN . His works have been described by A. C. Haddon as "the corner-stones of anthropology in England." Publ.: Treatise on Diseases of the Nervous System; An Analysis of the Egyptian Mythology; Treatise on Insanity and other Disorders affecting the Mind; Natural History of Man ; etc. d. London 1848:12:22 father of Constantine E. PRICHARD (1853) ( D.N.B.; G. Mag 1849, I. 208; J. C. Trevor, Prichard's Life and Works .) |