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Franz Joseph Gall
Neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain (1758-1828).
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Neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain (1758-1828).
Franz Joseph Gall or Franz Josef Gall (German: [gal]; 9 March 1758 – 22 August 1828) was a German neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain. Claimed as the founder of the pseudoscience of phrenology, Gall was an early and important researcher in his fields. His contributions to the field of neuropsychology were controversial at the time and are now widely referred to as pseudoscience. However, Gall's study of phrenology helped establish psychology, contributed to the emergence of the naturalistic approach to the study of man, and played an important part in the development of evolutionist theories, anthropology, and sociology.
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Neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain (1758-1828).
Career and education
Memberships
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Education
University of Strasbourg · University of Vienna
Fields of work
phrenology
Places of work
Vienna · Paris
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