Charles Féré

Charles Samson Féré (13 July 1852 in Auffay – 22 April 1907) was a French physician.

In 1881 he began work as an assistant to Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), who was a profound influence to Féré's career.

In 1887, he was appointed chief medical officer at the Hospice Bicêtre, remaining there for the rest of his career.

Féré's wide-ranging research covered subjects such as medicine, psychology, criminology, sexuality, hypnosis, Darwinism, heredity, et al.

The following are a few of his principal written works: Féré is credited with introducing the term "hallucination altruiste" to denote a hallucination depicting a person to whom a sensation, wish, or feeling is conveyed or attributed.