Francis Willis | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Francis_Willis.jpg) The Nollekens bust of Willis in the church at Greatford | |
| Born | 17 August 1718 |
| Died | 5 December 1807 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Pioneering work in the field of mental health and his treatment of George III |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
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Francis Willis (17 August 1718 – 5 December 1807) was an English physician and clergyman best known for his treatment of George III and Maria I of Portugal.[1][2]
- ^ Porter, Roy (2004). "Willis, Francis (1718–1807), physician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29578. Retrieved 13 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Peters, Timothy & Willis, Clive. (2013). ''Maria I of Portugal: Another royal psychiatric patient of Francis Willis''. The British journal of psychiatry: the journal of mental science. 203. 167. 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.123950.