− | '''Richard Maurice Bucke''' March 18, 1837 - February 19, 1902 (often called Maurice Bucke) was an important Canadian [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]] in the late nineteenth century. An adventurer in his youth, he went on to study [[medicine]], practice psychiatry, and befriend several noted men of letters. In addition to writing and delivering professional papers, Bucke wrote three book-length studies: ''Man's Moral Nature'', ''Walt Whitman'', and – his best known work – ''[[Cosmic consciousness|Cosmic Consciousness]]'', a classic in the modern study of [[mysticism|mystical]] [[experience]]. | + | '''Richard Maurice Bucke''' March 18, 1837 - February 19, 1902 (often called Maurice Bucke) was an important Canadian [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]] in the late nineteenth century. An adventurer in his youth, he went on to study [[medicine]], practice psychiatry, and befriend several noted men of letters. In addition to writing and delivering professional papers, Bucke wrote three book-length studies: ''Man's Moral Nature'', ''Walt Whitman'', and – his best known work – ''Cosmic Consciousness'', a classic in the modern study of [[mysticism|mystical]] [[experience]]. |