Ellen Pinsent
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Dame Ellen Frances Pinsent DBE (26 March 1866–1949), née Parker, was a British mental health worker.
She was the daughter of the Rev. Richard Parker and his second wife, Elizabeth Coffin. She married Hume Chancellor Pinsent (a relative of the philosopher David Hume
); they had one daughter, Dame Hester Adrian
, who was married to Nobel-prize winner The Lord Adrian, a peer.
is named for her. Her life and work was chronicled in the book Ellen Pinsent: including the ‘feebleminded’ in Birmingham, 1900–1913.
She was the daughter of the Rev. Richard Parker and his second wife, Elizabeth Coffin. She married Hume Chancellor Pinsent (a relative of the philosopher David Hume
David Hume
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
); they had one daughter, Dame Hester Adrian
Hester Adrian
Hester Agnes Adrian, Baroness Adrian, DBE was a British mental health worker. In 1965, the year before her death, she was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions....
, who was married to Nobel-prize winner The Lord Adrian, a peer.
Legacy
The Dame Ellen Pinsent Special Primary School (for children with learning disabilities) in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
is named for her. Her life and work was chronicled in the book Ellen Pinsent: including the ‘feebleminded’ in Birmingham, 1900–1913.