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Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt (often called E. K. Hunt) (August 26, 1810 - May 2, 1889) was a prominent physician in
On June 13, 1848, he married Mary A. Crosby (1826–1893), a daughter of Daniel P. Crosby of Hartford. Together, Ebenezer and Mary were the parents of four children, including:
* Louise Hunt, who married J. Benjamin Dimmick (1858–1920).
* Jeannette Hunt, who married George Goodwin Williams.
* Sarah Crosby Hunt (1849–1853), who died young.
* Mary Sibyl Hunt (1852–1855), who died young.
Hunt died in Hartford on May 2, 1889.
Connecticut State Medical Society
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Ebenezer Kingsbury 1810 births 1889 deaths Yale College alumni People from Hartford, Connecticut Physicians from Connecticut Jefferson Medical College alumni
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
.
Early life
Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt was born inCoventry, Connecticut
Coventry ( ) is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut. The population was 12,235 at the 2020 census. The birthplace of Captain Nathan Hale, Coventry is home to the Nathan Hale Homestead, which is now a museum open to the public.
Coventry was in ...
. Hunt's parents were Dr. Eleazar Hunt (1786-1867) and Sybil (née
A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...
Pomeroy) Hunt (1789-1876).
He was educated in the schools of Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is south of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated by English settler ...
and Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (althoug ...
and graduated from Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
in 1833, where he was a member of the Linonian Society
Linonia is a literary and debating society founded in 1753 at Yale University. It is the university's second-oldest secret society.
History
Linonia was founded on September 12, 1753, as Yale College's second literary and debating society, af ...
. He studied medicine at the Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the univer ...
, Philadelphia, receiving his M.D. in 1838.
Career
Hunt became a prominent physician in Hartford, President of the Connecticut State Medical Society in 1864 and 1865, director and medical visitor of the Connecticut Retreat for the Insane (now calledThe Institute of Living
The Institute of Living is a comprehensive psychiatric facility in Hartford, Connecticut, that offers care across the spectrum of psychiatric services, including:
* A 24/7 crisis evaluation telephone assessment and triage: Experienced psychiatri ...
), and physician to the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (now called the American School for the Deaf
The American School for the Deaf (ASD), originally ''The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf'', is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States, and the first school for children with disa ...
).
Personal life
On June 13, 1848, he married Mary A. Crosby (1826–1893), a daughter of Daniel P. Crosby of Hartford. Together, Ebenezer and Mary were the parents of four children, including:
* Louise Hunt, who married J. Benjamin Dimmick (1858–1920).
* Jeannette Hunt, who married George Goodwin Williams.
* Sarah Crosby Hunt (1849–1853), who died young.
* Mary Sibyl Hunt (1852–1855), who died young.
Hunt died in Hartford on May 2, 1889.
Legacy
The E. K. Hunt Chair (i.e., Professorship) of Anatomy at Yale University is named after him.Published works
* Concerning the American psychiatrist Amariah Brigham * (Sumner was Professor of Botany atWashington College
Washington College is a private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782. George Washington supported the founding of the college by consenting to have the "College at Chester" name ...
in 1829 and President of the Connecticut State Medical Society in 1849)
*
* A reprint of the 1845 book.
See also
*Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...
*History of psychiatric institutions
The lunatic asylum (or insane asylum) was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital.
The fall of the lunatic asylum and its eventual replacement by modern psychiatric hospitals explains the rise of organized, institutional psychiatry ...
References
External links
*Connecticut State Medical Society
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Ebenezer Kingsbury 1810 births 1889 deaths Yale College alumni People from Hartford, Connecticut Physicians from Connecticut Jefferson Medical College alumni