Thomas Embling
Thomas Embling | |
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| Born | 26 August 1814 Oxford, England |
| Died | 17 January 1893 (aged 78) Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 1837–1893 |
| Known for | Pioneer in ethical treatment of the mentally ill |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical Officer, General Practitioner, politician |
| Institutions | Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum |
| Sub-specialties | Treatment of mental illness |
Thomas Embling (26 August 1814 – 17 January 1893) was a medical doctor from the United Kingdom who took an interest in the humane treatment of inmates in asylums before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia where he set about reforming the Yarra Bend Asylum. Later on Thomas Embling took up the cause of the gold miners in Eureka and had a successful career in the early parliament of Victoria.