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Lavater, Johann Kaspar, 1741-1801 (Swiss poet, physiognomist and theologian)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1741 - 1801

Parallel Names

  • Lavater, Johann Caspar

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Physiognomy and Phrenology Posters by Johann Kaspar Lavater and Franz Joseph Gall

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2920
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two illustrated educational broadsides, one on physiognomy by Joseph Kaspar Lavater, and one on phrenology by Franz Jospeh Gall. 1829-1830.The first is a wall chart showing J. K. Lavater's system of physiognomy, entitled "Das Lavatersche System der Physiognomik, oder die Kunst durch die Constitution, die äusseren Gewohnheiten und vorzüglich durch die Untersuchung der Former des Kopfes und der Gesichtszüge des Menschen dessen Geschmack, Neigungen,...
Dates: Publication: 1829-1830
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections