Francis Willis (physician)

Francis Willis
The Nollekens bust of Willis in the church at Greatford
Born(1718-08-17)17 August 1718
Died5 December 1807(1807-12-05) (aged 89)
Known forPioneering work in the field of mental health and his treatment of George III
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
Dr Francis Willis (detail) by John Russell, 1789, National Gallery, London

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]

  1. ^ 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.)
  2. ^ 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.