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About John Curwen
John Curwen was Superintendent of the first public mental hospital in Pennsylvania. He personally knew the thirteen founders of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions of the Insane (AMSAII), now the American Psychiatric Association. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Association for 34 years (1856–1890).
Everything about John Curwen →- Occupation
- psychiatrist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 20, 1821
- Died
- July 2, 1901