Suleiman al-Halabi
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Suleiman al-Halabi was a Syrian theology student best known for assassinating Jean-Baptiste Kléber, then serving as the commander of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, in 1800. Born in the villag
"Souleymân-El Haleby, assassin de Kléber", 1836, by André Dutertre.
French artist's impression of al-Halabi killing Kléber, by Antoine-Jean Gros.
The records of al-Halabi's trial
Al-Halabi's dagger on display at the Carcassonne Museum of Fine Arts.
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
Suleiman al-Halabi
…after four hours. His corpse was subsequently taken to France, where it was placed in display in the Musée de l'Homme and used for an exhibition on phrenology. Al-Halabi has been the subject of short films and plays after his death. Suleiman al-Halabi was born c. 1777 in the village of Kukan near Afrin, Ottoman…
Phrenological skull, European, 19th century. Wellcome Collection, London
The Phrenologist, a sketch by A.S. Hartrick, 1895
Numbered phrenological bust
George Combe