Reminiscences of Dr. Spurzheim and George Combe : and a review of the science of phrenology, from the period of its discovery by Dr. Gall, to the time of the visit of George Combe to the United States, 1838, 1840 / by Nahum Capen.

  • Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Reminiscences of Dr. Spurzheim and George Combe : and a review of the science of phrenology, from the period of its discovery by Dr. Gall, to the time of the visit of George Combe to the United States, 1838, 1840 / by Nahum Capen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    identified with the great cause of progress and patriot- ism. In this hallowed retreat of the dead, rests the dust of men, women, and children, of families who, for many generations, have made Boston what it has been and what it is—the city where Spnrzheim was advised, before he left home, first to make known his theories. This was a high compliment to the modern Athens of America, and it was amply justified by the events which we are about to recite connected with his reception. SPTJEZHEIm's LAJBOES in great BRITAIN HIS HOME IN PARIS HIS MARRIAGE HIS MOTIVES IN VISITING THE UNITED STATES—EVENTS OF HIS VOYAGE. In 1831-2, Spurzheim delivered courses of lectures on Phrenology, and on the Anatomy and Pathology of the Brain, in Dublin and in London. They were at- tended by distinguished professional men, and they excited deep interest and general admiration. There was an influential movement, though unsuccessful, to have him appointed Professor of Anthropology, in one of the universities of England. The eloquent Andrew Carmichael, of Dublin, says: '' If this rational, just, and honorable step had been taken by any of our uni- versities ; if, as was confidently expected, the London College had appointed him to the chair of Anthropol- ogy, the world might still have been in the enjoyment of the useful, enlightened, and invaluable services of the wisest and best of men; and under his auspices, society might possibly have gained an advance of half