Samuel Tuke (reformer)

Samuel Tuke (31 July 1784 – 14 October 1857) was a Quaker philanthropist and mental-health reformer.

[2] He greatly advanced the cause of the amelioration of the condition of the insane, and devoted himself largely to the York Retreat.

The methods of treatment pursued there were made more widely known by his Description of the Retreat near York.

Samuel Tuke also published Practical Hints on the Construction and Economy of Pauper Lunatic Asylums (1815).

[1] Their children were: The Retreat still provides mental healthcare for the population of York and the wider community.