William Orange CB, MD, FRCP, LSA: A Broadmoor pioneer

Abstract

William Orange was the second Medical Superintendent of Broadmoor and in the 23 years he spent there created a management style that was greatly admired. Among his patients were the painter Richard Dadd, the Surgeon of Crowthorne and the Brighton poisoner. As advisor to the Home Office he also made a significant contribution to the interface between medicine and the law.

Keywords: Broadmoor; Orange; asylums; insanity; psychiatry.