1810 –1819 GALL, Franz Joseph (1758 – 1828); SPURZHEIM, Johann Caspar (1776 – 1832)
Anatomie et physiologie du système nerveux en général, et du cerveau en particulier. 4 vols. and atlas.
Introduced the theory of localization of cerebral function, although in a somewhat fantastic form. This pioneer attempt to map out the cerebral cortex according to function gave rise to the pseudo-science of phrenolog…
GMN 1389 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1922
1824 CALDWELL, Charles (1772 – 1853)
Elements of phrenology.
The first book on phrenology written by an American. Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
GMN 13719 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16003
1828 COMBE, George (1788 – 1858)
The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects.
"Combe argues that the human mind is best understood through Phrenology, and that the relative size of the various regions of the brain defined by Phrenology determines a persons behavior and potential interactions wi…
GMN 10071 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12260
1837 SEWALL, Thomas (1786 – 1845)
An examination of phrenology; in two lectures.
This may be the earliest work incorporating anatomical images that was written in opposition to phrenology. Sewall, a physician from New England, was a founding member of the medical department at Columbian College (n…
GMN 13101 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15353
1841 COMBE, George (1788 – 1858)
Notes on the United States of North America during a phrenological visit in 1838-9-40. 3 vols.
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
GMN 10072 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12261
1843 –1856 ELLIOTSON, John (1791 – 1868); ESDAILE, James (1808 – 1859)
The Zoist: A journal of cerebral physiology & mesmerism, and their applications to human welfare. Edited by John Elliotson. 13 vols.
The most comprehensive source about British mesmerism of the period, and an invaluable reference for contemporary ideas and developments not only in mesmerism (hypnosis) but also in phrenology, neurology and psychiatr…
GMN 9256 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/11438
1983 GALL, Franz Joseph (1758 – 1828); HEINTEL, Helmut; HEINTEL, Brigitte
Franz Joseph Gall Bibliographie. Mit einem Porträt und 13 Abbildungen
GMN 11238 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13435
1999 VAN WYHE, John (1971 – )
The History of Phrenology on the Web.
http://www.historyofphrenology.org.uk/overview.htm This is the most comprehensive reference source available on phrenology. Van Wyhe divides it into the following following sections: Overview Organs The Phrenological …
GMN 10073 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12262
2004 VAN WYHE, John (1971 – )
Phrenology and the origins of Victorian scientific naturalism.
GMN 10074 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12263
2019 GALL, Franz Joseph (1758 – 1828); FINGER, Stanley; ELING, Paulus Alphons Theresia Maria (Paul) (1951 – )
Franz Joseph Gall: Naturalist of the mind, visionary of the brain
GMN 11274 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13471
2021 THOMPSON, Country E.
An organ of murder: Crime, violence and phrenology in nineteenth-century America.
GMN 13679 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15961
