Question

An english quaker named _____ founded the york retreat, wherein patients were treated with a combination of rest, talk, prayer, and manual work.

Answer 1

William Tuke founded the York Retreat in 1792 along with the quaker group The Society of Friends in response to the death of a fellow Quaker in the York Lunatic Asylum. They wanted the mentally ill to be treated with compassion instead of indifference or cruelty.