Bucke
Bucke is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Charles Bucke (1781–1846), English writer * Patrick De Bucke (born 1957), Belgian sprint canoer * Richard Maurice Bucke (1837–1902), Canadian psychiatrist See also

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Richard Maurice Bucke
Richard Maurice Bucke (18 March 1837 – 19 February 1902), often called Maurice Bucke, was a prominent Canadian psychiatrist in the late 19th century. An adventurer during his youth, Bucke later studied medicine. Eventually, as a psychiatrist, he headed the provincial Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario. Bucke was a friend of several noted men of letters in Canada, the United States, and England. Besides publishing professional articles, Bucke wrote three non-fiction books: ''Man's Moral Nature'', ''Walt Whitman'', and '' Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind'', which is his best-known work. Early life Richard Maurice Bucke was born in 1837 in Methwold, England, the son of Rev. Horatio Walpole Bucke (a parish curate) and his wife Clarissa Andrews. The parents and their children emigrated to Canada when he was a year old, settling near London, Ontario. Horatio W. Bucke had given up the profession of religious minister, and trusted his family ...
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