William Perfect

William Perfect (1734–1809) was a British surgeon, obstetrician, early psychiatrist, pioneer of humane treatment of mental illness, Freemason, and poet.

He was born in Oxford, England,[1] the son of William Perfect (1712–1757), a clergyman of Huguenot extraction who was vicar of East Malling, Kent, from 1745.

[2] In 1749, Perfect apprenticed under William Everred, a London surgeon,[3] for seven years and attended lectures by Colin MacKenzie, a Scottish obstetrician.

Methods of Cure, in some Particular Cases of Insanity: the Epilepsy, Hypochondriacal Affection, Hysteric Passion, and Nervous Disorders, ... Rochester: T. Fisher.

Cases of Insanity, the Epilepsy, Hypochondriacal Affection, Hysteric Passion, and Nervous Disorders, Successfully Treated ... Rochester: T. Fisher.

Annals of Insanity, Comprising a Selection of Curious and Interesting Cases in the Different Species of Lunacy, Melancholy, or Madness with the Modes of Practice in the Medical and Moral Treatment, as Adopted in the Cure of Each.