Vincenzo Chiarugi
Vincenzo Chiarugi (born February 17, 1759 in Empoli , † December 22, 1820 in Florence ) was an Italian doctor . He tried to improve the situation of the mentally ill in Tuscany through reforms . He was supported in this by Grand Duke Peter Leopold .
Chiarugi worked in various institutions in Florence .
His main work is the book published in 1793/94: "Della Pazzia in genere e in specie" (About the madness, German 1795). Chiarugi is often compared to the French psychiatry pioneer Philippe Pinel .
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Della pazzia in genere, e in specie. Trattato medico-analitico. Luigi Carlieri, Florence 1793–1794 Volume I 1793 (digitized version ) Volume II 1794 (digitized version )
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Treatise on madness in general and in particular, together with a centurie of observations. Gregor David Meyer, Leipzig 1795
- I. part. About madness in general. (Digitized version)
- Part II. About madness in particular. (Digitized version)
- III. Part. Nosology of madness. (Digitized version)
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Treatise on madness in general and in particular, together with a centurie of observations. Gregor David Meyer, Leipzig 1795
- Robin Pape, Burkhart Brückner: Biography of Vincenzo Chiarugi In: Biographisches Archiv der Psychiatrie (BIAPSY) , 2015.
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| SURNAME | Chiarugi, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Empoli |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1820 |
| Place of death | Florence |