Thomas Willis

Thomas Willis
Willis in 1667
Born27 January 1621
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Died11 November 1675 (aged 54)
London
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Known forCircle of Willis
SpouseMary Fell
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy
Neurology
Psychiatry

Thomas Willis FRS (27 January 1621 – 11 November 1675) was an English physician who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology, and psychiatry,[1] and was a founding member of the Royal Society.

  1. ^ Moore, Norman (1900). "Willis, Thomas (1621-1675)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 25–26.