Thomas Harrington Tuke | |
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Born | 13 June 1826 |
Died | 1888 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews |
Children | Charles Tuke |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician |
Thomas Harrington Tuke FRCPE FRCP (13 June 1826 - 1888) was a British physician who specialised in psychiatry. He ran and enlarged the private Manor House Asylum in Chiswick (founded by his father Edward Francis Tuke), published papers on general paralysis and related topics, and contributed to the development of lunacy legislation in Victorian England. Tuke specialised in non-restraint treatment.