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De Vitre (other)
De Vitre, De Vitré or Devitre may refer to: People with the surname * Edward Denis de Vitre (1806–1878), English physician * François Martin de Vitré (17th century), French sailor and adventurer * Ayesha Devitre, screenwriter of the 2012 film ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' * Mark DeVitre, executive vice-president of Entertainment Studios Places connected with the city of Vitré, France *Château de Vitré, a castle *Gare de Vitré, a railway station See also * Vitry (other) * Vitré (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Denis De Vitre
Edward Denis de Vitre (24 March 1806 – 4 October 1878) was an English physician, twice mayor of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, England, and one of the founders of the Royal Albert Hospital (originally ''The Royal Albert Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles of the Northern Counties'') in Lancaster. He was born at Irthington, near Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle, and studied at the University of Edinburgh, gaining his MD in 1827. He moved to Lancaster in 1832, and in 1840 became Visiting Physician at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. In 1864, James Brunton offered £2,000 towards a new asylum for "idiots and imbeciles" and asked De Vitre's assistance. De Vitre was the Chairman of the Committee for the new asylum and oversaw its establishment. The foundation stone was laid in 1868 and it received its first patients on 14 December 1870. De Vitre died at Elms, Bare, Morecambe, Bare, Morecambe on 4 October 1878. In September 2012, a community resource centre for the Lancashire Care NHS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
