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Pinel, whose assistant he became. In 181 r he was chosen physician to the Salpetriere, and in 1817 he began a course of lectures on the treatment of the insane, in which he made such revelations of the abuses existing in the lunatic asylums of See also:

France that the See also:

government appointed a See also:

COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission ' In practice this means every one receiving such a patent, commission or See also:

APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment. to inquire into the subject. Esquirol in this and other ways greatly assisted Pinel's efforts for the introduction of humaner methods. The asylums of See also:

ROUEN

Rouen, See also:

Nantes and See also:

MONTPELLIER

Montpellier were built in accordance with his plans. In 1823 he became inspector-See also:

general of the university of Paris for the faculties of See also:

MEDICINE

medicine, and in 1826 See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief physician of the See also:

asylum at Charenton. He died at Paris on the 13th of See also:

DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1840.

End of Article: ESQUIROL, JEAN ETIENNE DOMINIQUE (1772-1840)

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