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Johann Spurzheim

German physician and phrenologist (1776-1832).

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Life and work

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German physician and phrenologist (1776-1832).

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).

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    German physician and phrenologist (1776-1832).

Career and education

Fields of work

medicine · phrenology

Field of contribution

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