Isaac Ray

Isaac Ray
BornJanuary 16, 1807
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
DiedMarch 31, 1881 (aged 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationForensic psychiatrist
Board member ofAssociation of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane
Academic background
EducationPhillips Academy (1822)
Alma materMedical College of Maine (1827)
Academic work
Notable worksA Treatise on the Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity (1838)

Isaac Ray (January 16, 1807 – March 31, 1881) was an American psychiatrist, one of the founders of the discipline of forensic psychiatry. In 1838, he published A Treatise on the Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity, which served as an authoritative text for many years.