Franz Joseph Gall
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Franz Joseph Gall or Franz Josef Gall was a German neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain.
Franz Joseph Gall
Franz Joseph Gall examining the head of a pretty young girl
Johann Spurzheim
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Johann Gaspar Spurzheim was a German medical doctor who became one of the chief proponents of phrenology, which was developed c. 1800 by Franz Joseph Gall.
Franz Joseph Gall
…numerous dissections and observations he concluded that a mature skull under 14 inches in circumference was not able to function normally. In 1800, Johann Spurzheim attended one of Gall's public lectures and was hired as an assistant to help with public medical demonstrations. In 1804, he became Gall's full-time…
Johann Spurzheim by Alvan Fisher
Phrenology chart attributed to Dr. Spurzheim. Lithograph submitted to the Library of Congress by Pendleton's Lithography, 1834.