# Isaac Ray

> Isaac Ray was an American psychiatrist, known for being one of the founders of forensic psychiatry. Ray's 1838 work A Treatise on the Medical Jurisprudence of Insanity was a key text in developing a causational understanding and application of the insanity defense.

*American psychiatrist (1807-1881)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1807-01-16
- **Died:** 1881-03-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.9
- **Momentum:** 5.2

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