William James Hunt

William James Hunt obtained his MD from St Andrews in 1870, having trained at Edinburgh and St George's Hospital, London. He became a Licentiate of the College in 1859 and a Fellow in 1869. He worked as a Physician at the City Dispensary, London, but spent much of his career in asylum practice. He served as Assistant Medical Superintendent of the Worcester County and City Lunatic Asylum before being appointed Resident Physician and Superintendent of Hoxton House Asylum. He also lectured on mental disorders at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School and published extensively on mental illness.