Johann Spurzheim

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phrenologist
gptkbp:advocatesFor moral and intellectual faculties
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:born December 31, 1776
gptkbp:class gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:contributedTo the understanding of brain functions
gptkbp:contribution development of the science of cranioscopy
gptkbp:died April 10, 1832
gptkbp:distributes Gall's_theories
gptkbp:field phrenology
gptkbp:founded phrenological societies
gptkbp:hasArea medical practice
controversial legacy
gptkbp:hasCitations the development of mental health practices
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn American_psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Spurzheim
gptkbp:influenced psychology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franz_Joseph_Gall
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor scientific community
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Enlightenment thinkers
gptkbp:isKnownFor his anatomical studies
his lectures on phrenology
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a controversial figure
gptkbp:knownFor popularizing_phrenology_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:nationality Austrian
gptkbp:occupation physician
gptkbp:publishedBy The Anatomy of the Brain
The Functions of the Brain
gptkbp:research psychology
physiology
anatomy
gptkbp:taught phrenology
gptkbp:wasA gptkb:philosopher
author
scientist
social reformer
public speaker
advocate for education
medical reformer
proponent of mental faculties
researcher in brain science
scientific lecturer
teacher of phrenology
pioneer_in_phrenology
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn early 19th century
gptkbp:wasPartOf the phrenological movement
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Physiognomical_System_of_Drs._Gall_and_Spurzheim