Andrew Wynter (1819–1876) was an English physician and prolific writer who successfully bridged the worlds of medicine and Victorian literature. Born in Bristol, he pursued medical studies at St George's Hospital before establishing a practice in London. He earned his M.D. in 1853 and became a member of the College of Physicians in 1861. Alongside his clinical work, Wynter served as the editor of the British Medical Journal from 1845 to 1860, guiding the publication during a formative period.\n\nBeyond his medical editing, Wynter was a highly active essayist and contributor to many of the era's leading periodicals. His articles appeared in prominent publications such as Ainsworth's Magazine, the Cornhill Magazine, Fraser's Magazine, the Edinburgh Review, and Once a Week. Many of these popular essays, which covered a diverse range of contemporary topics, were later collected and published in book form.\n\nIn his medical practice, Wynter specialized in the treatment of mental illness, then referred to as insanity. He adopted a residential approach to psychiatric care, hosting wealthy patients in his own home in Chiswick, where he lived until his death in 1876.
