James Tilly Matthews

Male, Deceased Person

1770 – 1815

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Who was James Tilly Matthews?

James Tilly Matthews was a London tea broker, originally from Wales and of Huguenot descent, who was committed to Bethlem psychiatric hospital in 1797. His case is considered to be the first documented of paranoid schizophrenia.

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Born
1770
Nationality
  • England
Died
1815

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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