Daniel Hack Tuke (1827-1895) was born in York, England, and died in London, England. He was a physician and expert on mental illness. Tuke became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1852 and graduated with a M.D. from Heidelberg University in 1853. That same year, he married Esther M. Stickney. In 1858, in collaboration with John C. Bucknill, he published a Manual of Psychological Medicine, which for many years was regarded as a standard work. In 1872, he published his most influential and popular book, On the Influence of the Mind upon the Body in Health and Disease. Tuke settled in London as a specialist in mental illness in 1875. He was made a governor of Bethlem Royal Hospital, an examiner in psychology at London University, and, in 1881, president of the Medico-Psychological Association. In 1880, he became joint editor of the Journal of Mental Science and lectured on mental disorders at Charing Cross Hospital from 1892 till his death.

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