Johann Spurzheim

Johann Spurzheim
Johann Spurzheim by Alvan Fisher
Born31 December 1776
Trier, Electorate of Trier, Germany
Died10 November 1832(1832-11-10) (aged 55)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Scientific career
FieldsPhrenology

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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