Edward Shorter (historian)

Edward Lazare Shorter FRSC (born October 31, 1941)^[1] is an American-born Canadian historian who is Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of the History of Medicine, and Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His specializations are in the history of medicine and psychiatry. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.^[2]

Edward Shorter
Born	Edward Lazare Shorter (1941-10-31) October 31, 1941 (age 83) Evanston, Illinois, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Wabash College Harvard University
Awards	Jason A. Hannah Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (1995, 2000)
Scientific career
Fields	History of psychiatry
Institutions	University of Toronto
Thesis	Social Change and Social Policy in Bavaria, 1800–1860 (1968)
Website	edwardshorterauthor.com

See also

• symptom pool - a collection of symptoms that people exhibit and which signal their distress to others