# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-tuke
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:48:37.184Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-tuke"
name: "William Tuke"
slug: "william-tuke"
description: "William Tuke, an English tradesman, philanthropist and Quaker, earned fame for promoting more humane custody and care for people with mental disorders, using what he called gentler methods that came to be known as moral treatment. He played a big part in founding The Retreat at Lamel Hill, York, for treating mental-health needs. He and his wife Esther Maud backed strict adherence to Quaker principles. He was an abolitionist, a patron of the Bible Society, and an opponent of the East India Company's inhumane practices."
tagline: "English businessman and philanthropist (1732-1822)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Tuke._Etching_by_C._Callet._Wellcome_V0005922.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1732-03-24"
deathDate: "1822"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.762997333333335
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tuke"
    title: "William Tuke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6216521"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump