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.
Johann Spurzheim by Alvan Fisher
Phrenology chart attributed to Dr. Spurzheim. Lithograph submitted to the Library of Congress by Pendleton's Lithography, 1834.
Phrenology
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Phrenology is a pseudoscience that involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits. It is based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain a
Johann Spurzheim
…Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (31 December 1776 – 10 November 1832) was a German medical doctor who became one of the chief proponents of phrenology, which was developed c. 1800 by Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828). Spurzheim was born near Trier, Germany, on 31 December 1776 and studied medicine at the…
Phrenological skull, European, 19th century. Wellcome Collection, London
The Phrenologist, a sketch by A.S. Hartrick, 1895
Numbered phrenological bust
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