Bicêtre

The H?pital Bic?tre, located on the Left Bank, in XIIIe arrondissement of Paris, France, was originally planned as a military hospital, with construction begun in 1634. With the help of Vincent de Paul, it was finally opened as an orphanage in 1642. It was incorporated into the H?pital G?n?ral in 1656. In 1823, it was called the Hospice de la Vieillesse Hommes. In 1885, it was renamed the Hospice de Bic?tre. In its history it has been used successively and simultaneously as an orphanage, a prison, a lunatic asylum (see Psychiatric hospital) and a hospital. Its most notorious guest was the Marquis de Sade http://europaphe.aphp.fr/en/f_idf_bice.html http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/mhhtim.htm

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The Bic?tre is most famous as the Asylum de Bic?tre where Superintendent Philippe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill, in 1793.

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The vicinity of Paris surrounding the Bic?tre is known as the Kremlin-Bic?tre http://www.ville-kremlin-bicetre.fr/frm.htm. This is a consequence of the Bic?tre acting as a major reception point, in 1813, for evacuated casualties of the Grand Arm?e from Napoleon's doomed 1812 invasion of Russia.

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Left Bank: :For the musical group, see Left Banke....

XIIIe arrondissement: The 13e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Left Bank....

Paris: Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the ?le-de-France r?gion, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a d?partement, called Paris d?partement (French: d?partement de Paris). It is a wonderful city for aimless wandering of which f...

Bicêtre related Images and Photos (experimental)

Shackling the Convicts at Bicetre

Arrival of the Convicts at Bicetre

Philippe Pinel Releasing Lunatics from Their Chains at the Bicetre Asylum in Paris in 1793