Luther Vose Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luther Vose Bell

American psychiatrist and army surgeon

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1806

Place of Birth: Francestown, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1862

Profession: psychiatrist, surgeon

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Luther Vose Bell, M.D.
(1806 – February 11, 1862) was one of the thirteen mental hospital superintendents who met in Philadelphia in 1844 to organize the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (AMSAII), now the American Psychiatric Association, and the first medical specialty society in the United States.
He was also Superintendent of the McLean Asylum near Boston, from 1837 to 1855.