Historical Timeline of Physiognomics 2

1735

Jun 3, 1735 – Peter Wentworth to the Earl of Strafford, London, 3rd June, 1735. a Yorkshireman’. When she came up to them, she asked him of the right, who was a handsome young fellow and a gentleman volunteer : ‘ What countryman are you?’ ‘A Scotsman, your Majesty.’ ‘What’s …‘The Hon. Peter Wentworth to the Earl of Strafford, London, 3rd June, 1735. a Yorkshireman’. When she came up to them, she asked him of the right, who was a handsome young fellow and a gentleman volunteer : ‘ What countryman are you?’ ‘A Scotsman, your Majesty.’ ‘What’s your name?’ ‘Hamilton.’ ‘Of what family ?’ ‘ The dukes of that name.’ ‘ How long have you been in the regiment ?’ ‘ Ever since it has been the Duke of Argyll’s.’ Then she turns to t’other man, and asks what … Show more Show less From Caroline, the Illustrious Queen-Consort of George II, and Sometime … – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=1kwzAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1 …

1745

1745 – Writing to Somerset Draper in 1745, he inquired how Hogarth was getting on with the picture and whether he intended to engrave it.[40] Besides their personal friendship, Garrick and Hogarth were linked by their common preoccupation with representing the passions …His ambitious attempt at melding portraiture and history painting, like Garrick’s acting, was indebted to physiognomic theory and Le Brun’s depiction of the passions. Although Garrick did not commission the picture, he took a proprietary interest in it. Writing to Somerset Draper in 1745, he inquired how Hogarth was getting on with the picture and whether he intended to engrave it.[40] Besides their personal friendship, Garrick and Hogarth were linked by their common … Show more Show less From “Garrickomania: Art, Celebrity and the Imaging of Garrick”-Folger … – Related web pages www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=1465

1757

Mar 9, 1757 – The founder of Cerebral Physiology was born at Tiefenbrunn, in Baden, on the 9th March 1757. His father, a physician, sent him to Vienna to study medicine under Stoll and Van Swieten ; and there GALL remained for many years. His attention had been called …The founder of Cerebral Physiology was born at Tiefenbrunn, in Baden, on the 9th March 1757. His father, a physician, sent him to Vienna to study medicine under Stoll and Van Swieten ; and there GALL remained for many years. His attention had been called, when a boy at school, to physiognomic differences among his school-fellows, and especially to the connection of prominent eyeballs with a gift for language. Show more Show less From The New Calendar of Great Men – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=eisaAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2 …

1763

1763 – Nevertheless, Wilkes’s face became central to political print culture after the publication of Hogarth’s representation in 1763. In order to analyze the physiognomic significance of Wilkes’s face, it is necessary to look more closely at the origins of Hogarth’s …Nevertheless, Wilkes’s face became central to political print culture after the publication of Hogarth’s representation in 1763. In order to analyze the physiognomic significance of Wilkes’s face, it is necessary to look more closely at the origins of Hogarth’s print and the importance of the moment represented. Hogarth’s etching was a response to Wilkes’s North Briton, no. 17, which itself was an attack on Hogarth following the publication of The Times, Plate 1 … Show more Show less From Shearer West – Wilkes’s Squint: Synecdochic Physiognomy and Political … – Related web pages muse.jhu.edu/journals/eighteenth …

1769

1769 – He was ordained a deacon in 1769, and a few years later became pastor of a church in Zurich. His sermons were much admired, and widely diffused by the press ; but he was censured by some for a tendency to paradox, superstition, and mystical theology. In 1775-78 …He was ordained a deacon in 1769, and a few years later became pastor of a church in Zurich. His sermons were much admired, and widely diffused by the press ; but he was censured by some for a tendency to paradox, superstition, and mystical theology. In 1775-78 he pub lished, in German, his celebrated “Physiognomic Frag ments for the Promotion of the Knowledge and Love of Mankind,” (” Physiognoinischen Fragmente x.ur ]>e- fdrderung der Menschenkenntniss und Menschenliebe,” 4 … Show more Show less From Full text of “Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology” – Related web pages www.archive.org/stream/universaldict02thomrich …

1771

1771 – Yet we have a strong testimony to the charms of his conversation in the words of a respectable witness, M. Dussaulx, who, speaking of a party he gave to Rousseau, among others, in 1771, exclaims, “A quelque nuages pres, mon Dieu, qu’il fut aimable ce jour 1k!Yet we have a strong testimony to the charms of his conversation in the words of a respectable witness, M. Dussaulx, who, speaking of a party he gave to Rousseau, among others, in 1771, exclaims, “A quelque nuages pres, mon Dieu, qu’il fut aimable ce jour 1k!—tant6t enjoue, tantot sublime. Avant le diner il nous donnait a quelquesuns les plus innocentes anecdotes consignees dans les ‘ Confessions.’ Plusieurs d’entre nous les connaissaient dejk; mais il sut leur donner une … Show more Show less From Works of Henry Lord Brougham – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=sqM1AAAAMAAJ&pg …

1772

1772 – Lavater’s desire for a direct expression of the soul, a language in which signi- fier and signified are locked together in a transparent and unchanging sign, is already present in his Aussichten in die Ewigkeit, the book Goethe had reviewed in 1772. According to …Lavater maintains that he has “gathered more physiognomic knowledge from silhouettes than from all other portraits”.27 This then is the essence of the language of the body which Lavater attempted to in his work on physiognomy (Figure 3). Lavater’s desire for a direct expression of the soul, a language in which signi- fier and signified are locked together in a transparent and unchanging sign, is already present in his Aussichten in die Ewigkeit, the book Goethe had reviewed in 1772 … Show more Show less From The Enlightened Eye – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=t8NziuogPvcC&pg …

1775

1775 – That great observer (whose observations will yet some day be made available by science) published his Physiognomic– Fragments in 1775. This work excited an immediate and very general interest in physiognomical research, and could hardly fail to attract the attention …That great observer (whose observations will yet some day be made available by science) published his Physiognomic– Fragments in 1775. This work excited an immediate and very general interest in physiognomical research, and could hardly fail to attract the attention of Gallthe more especially as Lavater laboured most strenuously in collecting silhouettes and portraits from all quarters, and in generalising his observations, with the hope of raising physiognomy to the rank of a science. Show more Show less From Mind and brain ; or, The Correlations of consciousness and organisation v … – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=CvMHAAAAIAAJ&pg …

1778

1778 – He has not, therefore, dealt in generals (for that would be epic), but particulars; has not brought together characters fittest to excite the gradations of sympathy (for that would be dramatic); but we there behold everything as it actually was, and actually occurred …He has not, therefore, dealt in generals (for that would be epic), but particulars; has not brought together characters fittest to excite the gradations of sympathy (for that would be dramatic); but we there behold everything as it actually was, and actually occurred, — an exact representation of the hall in which the event transpired, even of the tapestry that adorned its walls; we have too the very figure, face, and, perhaps, expression of Chatham, the physiognomic character of him and … Show more Show less From Art: Its Laws, and the Reasons for Them – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=AQMVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38 …

1778 – On these tablets it is said that the shape of the ears of newborns foretells their future character. This pseudoscience reached its peak with Johann Caspar Lavater in 1778 in his publication called Physiognomic Fragments. From Facial Plastic Surgery – Fulltext: Volume 20(4) November 2004 p 251-265 … – Related web pages pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/facp/fulltext.00003942 …

Apr 15, 1778 – 13 Nicolai affirms his fundamental belief in the scientificity of physiognomics in a letter to Lichtenberg from 15 April 1778, published in Lichtenberg’s Briefwechsel, ed. From Lessing Yearbook Xxii, 1990 – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=8nGnmxwEQuYC&pg …

1780

1780 – 85 That physiognomics was especially popular in France explains the enthusiastic reception given in the 1780s to Caspar Lavater, the Swiss popularizer of the physiognomic school. The first edition of his work, published in 1780, was followed by eight more …Those people who resembled animals, for instance, were bestial in their behavior; thus one could predict how individuals — or a whole people — would act, based on their outward appear ances. 85 That physiognomics was especially popular in France explains the enthusiastic reception given in the 1780s to Caspar Lavater, the Swiss popularizer of the physiognomic school. The first edition of his work, published in 1780, was followed by eight more editions in the next half-century. Show more Show less From The French Encounter with Africans: White Response to Blacks, 1530- … – Related web pages www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=96926945

1780 – 12″ Herder was also initially captivated by Lavater, but broke with him in 1780 in an article entitled ‘Studium des natürlichen Consensus der Fo>~men im menschlichen Körper’ (the study of the natural consensus of the forms of the human body), rejecting …12″ Herder was also initially captivated by Lavater, but broke with him in 1780 in an article entitled ‘Studium des natürlichen Consensus der Fo>~men im menschlichen Körper’ (the study of the natural consensus of the forms of the human body), rejecting physiognomic classification altogether, along with the four temperaments: ‘that our temperaments and physiognomic features lead to nothing, everyone must clearly see’.12. Show more Show less From Ape to Apollo – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=p2uOgO1Q9eYC&pg …

Mar 18, 1780 – A passage from a letter Lavater addressed to Goethe on 18 March 1780 illuminates especially clearly the discrepancy in the approaches manifest in their studies of nature, despite any affinity in their scientific goals. Here Lavater writes: “I am about to make a …A passage from a letter Lavater addressed to Goethe on 18 March 1780 illuminates especially clearly the discrepancy in the approaches manifest in their studies of nature, despite any affinity in their scientific goals. Here Lavater writes: “I am about to make a new and highly important physiognomic discovery— a wholly simple portrayal of the gradations of animals up to the most childlike human being, one that will allow me, as I suspect, to demonstrate at the same time the inner and … Show more Show less From About Face – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=NWaxXRILGjYC&pg …

1785

1785 – 3. Soemmerring’s treatise was republished in revised and expanded form one year later, in 1785, under the title Uber die korperliche Ver- schiedenheit des Negers vom Europder (On the anatomical differences distinguishing the Negro from the European). In this …3. Soemmerring’s treatise was republished in revised and expanded form one year later, in 1785, under the title Uber die korperliche Ver- schiedenheit des Negers vom Europder (On the anatomical differences distinguishing the Negro from the European). In this version Soem- merring, reacting to the controversy his book had engendered, mollifies the racial qualities of his argument. 4. This notion of an intuitive, innate physiognomic sensibility is still used as an explanation for … Show more Show less From About Face – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=NWaxXRILGjYC&pg …

1793

1793 – In his ” Flora Fri- burgensis,” which was published in 1793, he called those plants social, which always appear in groups, and cover large surfaces uniformly, thus contributing to give a physiognomic character to a landscape, which the moving, often traveling animals …In his ” Flora Fri- burgensis,” which was published in 1793, he called those plants social, which always appear in groups, and cover large surfaces uniformly, thus contributing to give a physiognomic character to a landscape, which the moving, often traveling animals, can not do. But the interest of Humboldt’s geographical conception of plants, lies in his classifying them according to climate, whereby they are regularly ranged one above the other, on mountains, as they increase in … Show more Show less From Lives of the Brothers Humboldt, Alexander and William – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=3WsEAAAAYAAJ&pg …

1794

Sep 5, 1794 – 1 M. Adet gave Randolph only the above portion. The copy in Paris, written in cipher (translated) and script, is dated 5 September 1794. It opens with animadversions on Jay, and reflections on Hamilton and others. The original of the passage concerning Randolph …1 M. Adet gave Randolph only the above portion. The copy in Paris, written in cipher (translated) and script, is dated 5 September 1794. It opens with animadversions on Jay, and reflections on Hamilton and others. The original of the passage concerning Randolph is as follows : ” A peine 1’explosion connue le Secretaire d’etat (Randolph) s’est rendu chez moi ; toute sa physiognomic etait douleur ; il me demande un entreticn particulier. C’en est fait, me dit-il ; la guerre civil … Show more Show less From Omitted Chapters of History Disclosed in the Life and Papers of Edmund … – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=RMgEAAAAYAAJ&pg …

1796

Jan 1796 – From Sheffield, in the January of 1796, Coleridge wrote to a friend reporting progress. In that letter occurs the following sentence:—”Indeed, I want firmness; I perceive I do. I have that within me which makes it difficult to. say No, repeatedly, to a number of …From Sheffield, in the January of 1796, Coleridge wrote to a friend reporting progress. In that letter occurs the following sentence:—”Indeed, I want firmness; I perceive I do. I have that within me which makes it difficult to. say No, repeatedly, to a number of persons who seem uneasy and anxious.” This, so strictly true, we regard as a physiognomic glimpse of importance. With all his brilliancy, with all his marvellous powers, with all the genius which dwelt in his wonderful eye … Show more Show less From Essays in Biography and Criticism – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=O3MHdNFWcDoC&pg …

1798

1798 – Lavater’s theories were, and still are, regarded as having been thoroughly ridiculed and ultimately dismissed altogether by the enlightener Lichtenberg, so that in 1798 Immanuel Kant could already claim, in his Anthropologie in pragmatischer Hinsicht (Anthropology …Lavater’s theories were, and still are, regarded as having been thoroughly ridiculed and ultimately dismissed altogether by the enlightener Lichtenberg, so that in 1798 Immanuel Kant could already claim, in his Anthropologie in pragmatischer Hinsicht (Anthropology from a pragmatic point of view), that physiognomies was “no longer in demand, and nothing has remained of it” (649). And yet, in spite of Immanuel Kant, any rumors about the death of physiognomies are premature and … Show more Show less From About Face – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=NWaxXRILGjYC&pg …

1803

May 25, 1803 – Astrology of Ralph Waldo Emerson with horoscope chart, quotes, Astro-Rayological Interpretation & Charts; Quotes; Biography; Images and Physiognomic Interpretation … Ralph Waldo EMERSON, born May 25, 1803 at 3:15 PM in Boston (MA) (USA) http …Astrology of Ralph Waldo Emerson with horoscope chart, quotes, Astro-Rayological Interpretation & Charts; Quotes; Biography; Images and Physiognomic Interpretation … Ralph Waldo EMERSON, born May 25, 1803 at 3:15 PM in Boston (MA) (USA) http://www.makara.us/04mdr/01writing/03tg/bios/Emerson.htm. Show more Show less From Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson at Canadaspace.com – Related web pages www.canadaspace.com/bnkg.php?q …

1805

1805 – The first was proposed by Humboldt1 in 1805, in connection with his effort to determine the features that give distinctive character to the vegetation of different altitudes in tropical America. Humboldt saw, in the types which he recognized, the distinctive …The first was proposed by Humboldt1 in 1805, in connection with his effort to determine the features that give distinctive character to the vegetation of different altitudes in tropical America. Humboldt saw, in the types which he recognized, the distinctive vegetational units that serve to bring about the physiognomic diversity of the different regions of the earth, rather than groups of possible physiological affinity. His list of 19 types included the coniferous tree, the palm … Show more Show less From The Distribution of Vegetation in the United States, as Related to Climatic … – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=62wWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16 …

1807

1807 – In 1807, Richard Brown submitted a dissertation for the Doctor of Medicine degree to the University of Pennsylvania. It was on ‘the Truth of Physiognomy,. and its Application to Medicine’.5 Over the course of some eightv pages Brown discussed the nature and …In 1807, Richard Brown submitted a dissertation for the Doctor of Medicine degree to the University of Pennsylvania. It was on ‘the Truth of Physiognomy,. and its Application to Medicine’.5 Over the course of some eightv pages Brown discussed the nature and the scope of physiognomic knowledge, the special status of ‘man’, literature as a source for physiognomy, its role in everyday life, possible objections to the Held, its status as a language, beauty, and, finally, the … Show more Show less From Medicine and the Five Senses – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=iOw8N6FAqNAC&pg …

1816

1816 – 44), both highly expressive. A scudo of the same Pope struck in 1816 (fig. 45) from dies cut by the chief engraver of the mint, Giuseppe Pasinati,'”” displays a portrait that is touch- ing in its naive simplicity. .’Apparently an unsure feeling for plastic values …44), both highly expressive. A scudo of the same Pope struck in 1816 (fig. 45) from dies cut by the chief engraver of the mint, Giuseppe Pasinati,'”” displays a portrait that is touch- ing in its naive simplicity. .’Apparently an unsure feeling for plastic values and the interplay of modeled surfaces made Pasinati resort to a more linear design. Physiognomic traits are overemphasized by pro- tuberances which add an emaciated, haggard air to Fig. 45. — Papal Rome, Ptus \’II … Show more Show less From Full text of “Bulletin – United States National Museum” – Related web pages www.archive.org/stream …

1817

1817 – Of Eich- ter’s, by the way, still survives, in odd corners of the world, a curious thin octavo, published by Ackermann, in 1817. I can here only quote the characteristic title of this (mentally) very physiognomic Irochure, which runs thus:—’ Daylight. A recent …Of Eich- ter’s, by the way, still survives, in odd corners of the world, a curious thin octavo, published by Ackermann, in 1817. I can here only quote the characteristic title of this (mentally) very physiognomic Irochure, which runs thus:—’ Daylight. A recent Discovery in the ‘ Art of Painting, With Hints on the Philosophy of the Fine Arts, ‘ and on that of the Human Mind, as first dissected by Emanuel ‘ Kant.’ A meeting at twilight, in the British Institution, of the Old … Show more Show less From Life of William Blake Pictor Ignotus V1 – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=rY4fK9wWc0YC&pg …

1824

1824 – The magazine reprinted William Leete Stone’s physiognomic readings of”six distinguished Americans”–including four presidential prospects–in 1824 (“Physiognomy” np). Apparently after viewing Benjamin O. Tyler’s engraving of William Harris Crawford’s face …The magazine reprinted William Leete Stone’s physiognomic readings of”six distinguished Americans”–including four presidential prospects–in 1824 (“Physiognomy” np). Apparently after viewing Benjamin O. Tyler’s engraving of William Harris Crawford’s face, Stone recommended to the public that “the best project for preventing his election to the Presidency, would be to exhibit his features throughout the United States” (“Physiognomy” np). Show more Show less From The face of the public.(Critical Essay) | Article from Early American … – Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126715928.html?refid …

1830

Feb 22, 1830 – Under date February 22, 1830, Chase, at Washington, made in his diary an entry which contains these words:. “Judge Burnett, of the Senate, is a small man, of a not unpleasing countenance. The indications of intellect are slight, but, by untiring industry, ho has …Under date February 22, 1830, Chase, at Washington, made in his diary an entry which contains these words:. “Judge Burnett, of the Senate, is a small man, of a not unpleasing countenance. The indications of intellect are slight, but, by untiring industry, ho has acquired a high professional reputation. He converses with some appearance of effort, and has been, as yet, a silent member of the Senate.” It would seem that Chase had really considerable faith at judgments of the … Show more Show less From An Account of the Private Life and Public Services of Salmon Portland … – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=MuQ9AAAAIAAJ&pg …

1838

1838 – The term ‘formation’, or ‘vegetative formation’, was introduced in 1838 by Grisebach in the form ‘ phytogeographical formation ‘, which subsequently gave place to ‘ vegetative formation ‘. Grisebach wrote,5 ‘ I give the name phytogeographical formation to a group of …The term ‘formation’, or ‘vegetative formation’, was introduced in 1838 by Grisebach in the form ‘ phytogeographical formation ‘, which subsequently gave place to ‘ vegetative formation ‘. Grisebach wrote,5 ‘ I give the name phytogeographical formation to a group of plants, such as a meadow or a forest, that has a fixed physiognomic character. Show more Show less From Oecology of Plants – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=aKXsiOsqlp0C&pg …

1840

1840 – Monsieur de Bacourt,a the literary executor of Talleyrand, who was the French Ambassador to the United States in 1840, paid a visit to Mr. Gallatin in that year, and describes him as a “beau vieillard de quatre-vingt ans,” who has fully preserved his faculties.Monsieur de Bacourt,a the literary executor of Talleyrand, who was the French Ambassador to the United States in 1840, paid a visit to Mr. Gallatin in that year, and describes him as a “beau vieillard de quatre-vingt ans,” who has fully preserved his faculties. Bacourt alludes to his remarkable face, with its clear, fine cut features, and his “physiognomic pleine de finesse;” and dwells also upon the ease and charm of his conversation. Show more Show less From Albert Gallatin – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=C4FyqMrLc_UC&pg …

1845

1845 – In 1845, Töpffer formalised his thoughts on the picture story in his Essay on Physiognomics: “To construct a picture-story does not mean you must set yourself up as a master craftsman, to draw out every potential from your material — often down to the dregs! It does …In 1845, Töpffer formalised his thoughts on the picture story in his Essay on Physiognomics: “To construct a picture-story does not mean you must set yourself up as a master craftsman, to draw out every potential from your material — often down to the dregs! It does not mean you just devise caricatures with a pencil naturally frivolous. Nor is it simply to dramatize a proverb or illustrate a pun. You must actually invent some kind of play, where the parts are arranged by plan and … Show more Show less From ComicsPedia™ – The Comics Encyclopedia – Home Page – Related web pages www.milk.pedia.com/

1853

Sep 28, 1853 – … … on sell known in pictorial history, blazing with the lurid lantern-light, and that great mouth, opened doubly wide as it assures peaceful citizens that the night … Judging from physiognomic.ll indications, we not wish a better companion over a bottle of LieDfraumilch, than Fir. … From THE CRYSTAL PALACE.; Pictures–The Dasseldorf School. Progress of the … – Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res …

1856

May 22, 1856 – It was a paper titled: “On the application of photography to the physiognomic and mental phenomena of insanity” which was read by its author Hugh W. Diamond, before the Royal Society in England (don’t know the city), on May 22, 1856. From PhotoTherapy Discussion Group – Related web pages members.boardhost.com/phototherapy/thread/903.html

1859

Sep 10, 1859 – This power of a physiognomic majesty is well illustrated by another story from the Caucasus, which I find in Lermontoff’s history of the eventful campaign that ended with the capture of the prophet-chieftain, Shamyl ben Haddin, on the plateau of Ghunib, September …This power of a physiognomic majesty is well illustrated by another story from the Caucasus, which I find in Lermontoff’s history of the eventful campaign that ended with the capture of the prophet-chieftain, Shamyl ben Haddin, on the plateau of Ghunib, September 10, 1859. Eighteen hundred against twenty-six thousand, his men had defended themselves from early morning till after noon, and, when his ammu- nition was exhausted, began to hurl rocks and cannon from the para- pets. Show more Show less From Full text of “The Popular science monthly” – Related web pages www.archive.org/stream/popularsciencemo22newy …

1862

1862 – In 1862, the French physiologist Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne de Boulogne attempted to render transparent the soul and emotions of man by mapping physiognomic movement through electro-stimulation of compliant subjects’ facial muscles (including professional actors).In 1862, the French physiologist Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne de Boulogne attempted to render transparent the soul and emotions of man by mapping physiognomic movement through electro-stimulation of compliant subjects’ facial muscles (including professional actors). But in using electrical probes to mould such expressions as “Lady Macbeth’s malice”, Duchenne de Boulogne displaced the “truth” which he sought to reveal behind the mask of flesh. Show more Show less From RealTime Arts – Magazine – issue 62 – Theatre of the face – Related web pages www.realtimearts.net/article.php?id=7542

1876

1876 – Despite the desire expressed in his art criticism for legible physiognomics, Duranty was fascinated by the illegibility he found in Degas’s art.Duranty famously reiterated the importance of physiognomy in a more general sense, as a kind of science of the exterior observation of hands, gestures, backs, social class, and character, in his essay “The New Painting,” a liberal defense of the Impressionists and particularly of Degas published in 1876. Despite the desire expressed in his art criticism for legible physiognomics, Duranty was fascinated by the illegibility he found in Degas’s art. Show more Show less From “Miss La La’s” teeth: reflections on Degas and “race”. – Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 …

1878

1878 – Passannante was an anarchist who tried to assassinate King Umberto I of Savoy in 1878. Read the full story by Peter Kiefer from the weekend edition of The New York Times. Interested in the history of pseudosciences like eugenic and physiognomics? THE FACE …In keeping with his popular early eugenics theory, Giovanni Passannante’s skull and brains were kept preserved and on display in a criminology museum in Rome until recently when activists sought to have his remains buried. Passannante was an anarchist who tried to assassinate King Umberto I of Savoy in 1878. Read the full story by Peter Kiefer from the weekend edition of The New York Times. Interested in the history of pseudosciences like eugenic and physiognomics? THE FACE … Show more Show less From Current Concerns: May 2007 – Related web pages icarusfilms.com/topics/2007_05_01_archive.html

1882

Sep 24, 1882 – “Physiognomic Curiosities” is the title of tuia series, which its appearance in tbo Yolntdur Science )tlv. Like His others, it is readable, … I’rnyerbooks and -bouic:r spurt, nil Lrnnohos of –history. blu;;. du>;ma. hht;osol;hv. fiction, the belle9–wither under the t; . Cuthulfn . … From TOPICS OUT OF MAGAZINES; INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE … – Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res …

1887

1887 – One of his earliest works was his ‘Essai sur la physiognomic des Serpens,’ which appeared in 1887, in two vols. 8vo, with a folio Atlas. This may be said to be the first really scientific work on Serpents ever published, and, although since that date great …One of his earliest works was his ‘Essai sur la physiognomic des Serpens,’ which appeared in 1887, in two vols. 8vo, with a folio Atlas. This may be said to be the first really scientific work on Serpents ever published, and, although since that date great advancement has naturally been made in the science of Ophiology, this work still remains a monument to the learning and zoological acumen of its author. Show more Show less From Zoologist – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=3JZXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA77 …

1891

Jul 4, 1891 – In physiognomic mobility, and variety, and definiteness of expression Japanese women are doubtless, as a rule, inferior to our wom- en; … I believe no parallel is to be found in the history of European letters to tle remarkable that a very large proportion of the best writings of the … From MERRIEST GIRLS IN THE WORLD. – Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access …

1892

Mar 31, 1892 – Search history · Search help · Browse · By date · By region · By title · Papers Past >; Otago Witness >; 31 March 1892 >; Page 33 >; DEEMING’S … a heavy blonde moustache quite concealing the character of the mouth, and then comes the most marked physiognomic trait — a broad, square, … From DEEMING’S CAREER IN ENGLAND. THE BIGAMY AT BEVERLEY. – Related web pages paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a …

1894

1894 – Revue des études grecques VII 1894. Nr. 27—28 (Juillet-Décembre). H. Weil, Sur un morceau suspect de l’Antigone de Sophocle (904—12) S. 261—66. —J. Imbert, L’épigrammc grecque de la stèle de Xanthe S. 267—75. — Л. H. Sayce, Inscriptions et …Revue des études grecques VII 1894. Nr. 27—28 (Juillet-Décembre). H. Weil, Sur un morceau suspect de l’Antigone de Sophocle (904—12) S. 261—66. —J. Imbert, L’épigrammc grecque de la stèle de Xanthe S. 267—75. — Л. H. Sayce, Inscriptions et papyrus grecs d’Egypte S. 284—304. — Th. Rcinach, Un peuple oublié: les Matiènes S. 313—18. — P. Girard, De l’expression des masques dans les drames d’Eschyle. II. Les jeux de physiognomic dans la sculpture et … Show more Show less From Jahrbuch des Kaiserlich deutschen archäologischen Instituts – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=2oYDAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1 …

1895

Sep 18, 1895 – The knowledge of a criminal physiognomic type, which at first appeared most novel, and was most generally denied by the savants, is often instinctive among the common people. There are often persons, especially among women, who are far from suspecting even the existence of criminal … From Instinctive Dread. – Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res …

1910

1910 – From his base at Stanford, Terman set out in 1910 to revise the Binet-Simon mental test, newly minted by Alfred Binet and his apprentice Theodore Simon in France. Unlike Binet, however, who regarded intelligence as too complex to be captured by a number alone …From his base at Stanford, Terman set out in 1910 to revise the Binet-Simon mental test, newly minted by Alfred Binet and his apprentice Theodore Simon in France. Unlike Binet, however, who regarded intelligence as too complex to be captured by a number alone, Terman thought that intelligence was quantifiable and innate, a tenet that prompted the German psychologist William Stern to invent the concept of the intelligence quotient in This belief, namely that intelligence was … Show more Show less From Eugenic Nation – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=Wnzy44p-DzYC&pg=PA93 …

1919

1919 – In 1919, just a year after the first volume of Untergang des Abendlandes appeared, the Austrian essayist Rudolf Kassner published Zahl und Gesicht (Number and face), the first in a long series of physiognomic treatises that would constitute the primary direction …In 1919, just a year after the first volume of Untergang des Abendlandes appeared, the Austrian essayist Rudolf Kassner published Zahl und Gesicht (Number and face), the first in a long series of physiognomic treatises that would constitute the primary direction of his life work. This book begins with an extensive introduction entitled “Outline of a Universal Physiognomies,” which sketches the major tenets of Kassner’s physiognomic theories. Show more Show less From About Face – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=NWaxXRILGjYC&pg …

1922

1922 – Starting in 1922, Sander set out to make an all-encompassing visual record of German society. He envisioned his project as “a physiognomic image of an age.” It would present “all the characteristics of the universally human.” How to organize such a massive …Starting in 1922, Sander set out to make an all-encompassing visual record of German society. He envisioned his project as “a physiognomic image of an age.” It would present “all the characteristics of the universally human.” How to organize such a massive undertaking? Inspired by the medieval guild system, Sander educed seven categories — “The Farmer,” “The Skilled Tradesman,” “The Woman,” “Classes and Professions,” “The Artists,” “The City,” and “The Last People” — which … Show more Show less From In a photo show: August Sander’s all-seeing eye – Related web pages www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2004 …

1925

1925 – THE first volume of Hitler’s Mein Kampf was published in 1925. Few people read it. The quality press rarely reported Hitler’s speeches in Munich’s Krone Circus, where he fulminated against Jews, Democrats, and French Bananenfresser (banana guzzlers).THE first volume of Hitler’s Mein Kampf was published in 1925. Few people read it. The quality press rarely reported Hitler’s speeches in Munich’s Krone Circus, where he fulminated against Jews, Democrats, and French Bananenfresser (banana guzzlers). Ridiculed as a “vegetarian Ghengis Khan” possessed of an “excremental visage,” he was thought to have little if any chance of reaching high office.42 In the kaiser’s days, noted one snobbish Bavarian aesthete, servants would … Show more Show less From The Pity of It All – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=_yyXHLDg1JcC&pg …

1926

May 12, 1926 – history. to. predict their formal course. Physiognomic and Systematic, organic and mechanical, are. further distinguished as the Becoming and the Become-as. Time and Space: Time is. form of the organic, Space the. a. Page 2. May 12,19261. The. Nation … From The Nakion – Related web pages www.thenation.com/archive/detail/13614153

1929

1929 – As he wrote in 1929, the year he painted Upward, “I do not choose form consciously; it chooses itself within me.”¹ The physiognomic character of Upward indicates Kandinsky’s association at the Dessau Bauhaus with fellow Blaue Vier artists Paul Klee and Alexej … From Collection Online | Vasily Kandinsky. Upward. October 1929 – Related web pages www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections …

1930

1930 – This broader scope manifests itself in the title of one of Kassner’s later physiognomic works, Das physiog- nomicshe Weltbild, published in 1930. By the same token, it is incorrect to claim, as one critic has, that Kassner is “the creator of universal physiognomies …This broader scope manifests itself in the title of one of Kassner’s later physiognomic works, Das physiog- nomicshe Weltbild, published in 1930. By the same token, it is incorrect to claim, as one critic has, that Kassner is “the creator of universal physiognomies” (Bock 719), since credit for this accomplishment—if it deserves credit at all—should by rights fall to Spengler. At the same time, Kassner’s contribution to the theorization and dissemination of this universal … Show more Show less From About Face – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=NWaxXRILGjYC&pg …

1932

Nov 1932 – In November 1932, Ernst Kris presented a fascinating paper titled “A Psychotic Artist.” It dealt with the eighteenth-century Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, who had become famous for his series of grimacing busts, which at the time were considered …In November 1932, Ernst Kris presented a fascinating paper titled “A Psychotic Artist.” It dealt with the eighteenth-century Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, who had become famous for his series of grimacing busts, which at the time were considered “physiognomic studies.” They were in reality self-portraits expressing a psychotic defense against a passive fellatio delusion. Show more Show less From Reminiscences of a Viennese Psychoanalyst – Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=uaFaiUZsFD4C&pg=PA70 …

1937

Nov 17, 1937 – Richard was born on November 17, 1937. Pregnancy and birth were normal. He sat up at 8 months and walked at 1 year. His mother began to “train”him at the age of 3 weeks, giving him a suppository every morning “so his bowels would move by the clock.”The mother, in …Richard was born on November 17, 1937. Pregnancy and birth were normal. He sat up at 8 months and walked at 1 year. His mother began to “train”him at the age of 3 weeks, giving him a suppository every morning “so his bowels would move by the clock.”The mother, in comparing her two children, recalled that while her younger child showed an active anticipatory reaction to being picked up, Richard had not shown any physiognomic or postural sign of preparedness and had failed to adjust … Show more Show less From Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact – Related web pages www.aspires-relationships.com …

1938

1938 – This head also comes from Gordine’s series of sculptures that represent the physiognomic characteristics of different races. When Gordine held an exhibition of her work in London in 1938, she was praised by poet and critic Arthur Symons: ‘Her profound sense of …This head also comes from Gordine’s series of sculptures that represent the physiognomic characteristics of different races. When Gordine held an exhibition of her work in London in 1938, she was praised by poet and critic Arthur Symons: ‘Her profound sense of pure form in sculpture, heedless alike of realism and of exaggerated abstraction, is united with the subtlest delicacy of modelling, and these qualities endow her bronzes with abnormal power.’ This work was bequeathed to Tate … Show more Show less From Tate Collection | Malay Head by Dora Gordine – Related web pages www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid …

1945

Nov 16, 1945 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945…. . It describes the above-ground or underwater vegetation structures and cover as observed in the field, described …United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945…. . It describes the above-ground or underwater vegetation structures and cover as observed in the field, described as plant life forms. This classification is fundamentally a species-independent physiognomic, hierarchical vegetation classification system which also takes into account ecological factors such as climate, elevation, human … Show more Show less From Ecosystem: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article – Related web pages www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ecosystem

1966

May 15, 1966 – He treats the reader to his musing and findings as handwrit analyst; his physiognomic comment verges on phrenology: confused men have confused fur rows.” Clearly, Kelen means well. Some Hammarskjold admirers will forgive much for the sake of in formative vignettes and because of he … From EXCEPT FOE THE IMPULSE . – Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=CMYNAAAAIBAJ …

1970

May 10, 1970 – Fellini’s film is full of grotesque, overpainted faces, veritable physiognomic palimpsests; misconceived torsos and pointlessly preening behin3s; drooping bosoms … I suggest to Fellini, to whom I also award the title of arbiter , that one cannot, as a filmmaker, eliminate history. … From A Spanking For ‘Fellini Satyricon’ – Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res …

1975

Sep 28, 1975 – THE AUTHOR has a largely undeserved reputation as an elitist, based on his physiognomic tics, his verbal dan dyism, his Catholicism. But while it true that he believes in eschatology, it is also true that he approaches the ques tion of his soul’s ultimate disposition by way of common … From Booh! .Modern Inquisitor Ready On The Right . – Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=ltAMAAAAIBAJ …

1982

Nov 3, 1982 – In other instances he reduced his sitters to their occupations or physiognomic types. Throughout the work there is an immediacy of handling and a quick response to the subject which often result ed in a disarming intimacy. showed how the inten sity of emotional experience could be laid … From Memory Holloway . – Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=LDgRAAAAIBAJ …

1983

Jan 9, 1983 – History and its cellmate, mortality, obsessed him. In a credo he wrote, ”It is not my intention either to criticize or to describe these … In certain respects, Sander’s compilation owes its conception more to the quasi-scientific physiognomic portrait tradition than it does to the … From PHOTOGRAPHY VIEW; HIS GOAL WAS A PORTRAIT OF GERMANY IN … – Related web pages www.nytimes.com/1983/01/09/arts/photography …

1988

Sep 29, 1988 – The persistent notion that propin quity can be assayed through biological tests or by physiognomic judgment has been sufficiently discredited to warrant any further comment other than to recommend that your correspondent read John column definition of. From Denial of rights . – Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=DFAVAAAAIBAJ …

1991

Jun 6, 1991 – Her self portraits, portraits of others and figure drawings, and while being expert in their physiognomic accuracy, they are also remarkable for their projection of the unique temperaments of the personalities depicted. As in her paintings, her photographs capture the mood and the … From Lois Di Cosola Press Reviews and Articles – Artist Portfolio at … – Related web pages www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/loisd …

1992

Jul 21, 1992 – ‘A Visage Decouvert’ takes an analogous line on the history of the representation of the face in Western art, arguing that Le Brun’s zeal for physiognomic classification represents another manifestation of the reluctance to acknowledge the true, limitless unpredictability of man. … From ART / Exhibition: Facial disfigurement: Andrew Graham-Dixon on the … – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art …

1993

Jul 25, 1993 – … … seems equally at home describing the efforts of the Renaissance magician Giovanni Battista della Porta to establish a science of physiognomics, … He shows as much empathy for philosophic historians, like Voltaire and Gibbon, as for currently fashionable philosophers of history, … From Where History Meets Art – Related web pages query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res …

1994

Mar 4, 1994 – But the images here, defined only as an area of indentation, are almost purely abstract even as their desultory contours practically challenge the viewer to read figural, or physiognomic, sense into them. At least one clearly appears as something distinctly not a portrait, … From BLANK CHECK HERRERA’S SPARE WORKS OPEN TO … – Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access …

1995

Sep 1, 1995 – … … amusement, embarrassment, suspicion, or outright terror and loathing, laced with religious indoctrination or the pseudo-science of physiognomics, giving rise to a dispiriting spectrum … Paul Cartledge is a fellow of Clare College and reader in Greek history, University of Cambridge. From Ancient cruelty of classic proportions – Related web pages www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp …

1996

Jun 1, 1996 – 2) Leonardo and his contemporaries could also rely upon the ancient literature of physiognomics; for example, David Summers has shown that the … Chapter 3 examines how Le Brun actually put this knowledge into practice in history painting. Next follows a series of chapters designed to … From The Expression of the Passions: The Origin and Influence of Charles le … – Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 …

1997

Nov 4, 1997 – The other is that physiognomic “science” and its pernicious uses and results have become a favourite cultural studies topic which there are a lot of books about. I suppose the effect does depend on what’s new to you, ideas-wise. It’s just bad luck if you’ve read some of these books, … From Visual Arts: Oh come on, get a grip… – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/life-style/visual-arts …

1998

Sep 25, 1998 – Drawing from biology, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature (to name a few), McNeill examines the details of physiognomic muscular structure, as well as how people decorate, enhance, and manipulate themselves with masks, tattoos, piercings, plastic surgery, and cosmetics. … From The Face (Book – Daniel Mcneill) | Book Review | Entertainment Weekly – Related web pages www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,284953,00.html

1999

Nov 11, 1999 – Births: Prince Ottavio Piccolomini, military commander, 1599; Andre- Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker, 1642; Johann Albert Fabricius, classical scholar, 1688; Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, navigator, 1729; Johann Kaspar Lavater, writer, pastor and founder of physiognomics, 1741; … From Anniversaries – People, News – The Independent – Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/people …

2000

Jul 1, 2000 – With the placement of the human body as a composite of readable signs, qualities of character and intelligence were intrinsically linked to physiognomic analysis. The starting point for such discourses is found in the definition of the “proper” nose, and as Gilman duly notes a remains … From Making the body beautiful: a cultural history of aesthetic surgery. – Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 …

2001

Dec 1, 2001 – 319). At the same time, Berger’s eagerness to distance himself from art historians leads him to overstate the status of the “physiognomic fallacy” in contemporary art-historical practice. By positioning his own approach primarily against what he calls “mainstream” art history, … From Fictions of the Pose: Rembrandt Against the Italian Renaissance. ( … – Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 …

2002

Aug 2002 – Field reconnaissance and aerial photographs taken in August 2002 were used to identify and delineate wetland types and plant communities based on physiognomic characteristics and species composition. From BioOne Online Journals – Effects of shallow flooding on vegetation and – Related web pages www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1658/1402-2001(2005 …

2003

Jun 2, 2003 – In distinguishing the emphasis of African culture (portraiture) with western culture, Mr. Borgatti narrated that while the latter emphasizes individual identity and the portrait canon stresses physiognomic likeness – notably, the communication of personality through facial features and … From Nigeria: Lecture On African Art At Arts Council – Related web pages allafrica.com/stories/200306020627.html

2004

Jun 18, 2004 – The special effects here, including the physiognomic morphing that is the sine qua non of recent horror movies, has an unholy smoothness. Scenes of crouched beings scurrying across ceilings will excite wonder and fear and not ridicule, as analogous images in the earlier movie did. … From TV WEEKEND; Maine, the Land of Vacations and Vampires – Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res …

2005

Oct 25, 2005 – Other attempts at linguistic codification of gestures are known from history, a well-known example being that of the Cistercian monks who, … Reflections on specific gestures are scattered throughout the literature of classical antiquity, especially in texts on physiognomics and … From MyWire | New Dictionary of History of Ideas: Gesture – Related web pages www.mywire.com/pubs …

2006

Apr 1, 2006 – In the finest tradition of writing a history of ideas, Gray traces the development of such early physiognomic approaches in the works of Schopenhauer, … Gray’s book constitutes a history of physiognomic thought, but not an investigation of the social and cultural conditions that … From About Face: German Physiognomic Thought from Lavater to Auschwitz.( … – Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 …

2007

Aug 1, 2007 – … … art history at Oxford University, shows just how powerful the theme is, and how essential it is to Western traditions of art and science. … In an influential book, “Physiognomics,” once attributed to Aristotle, each animal literally represents a type; character and appearance are … From In a world where humans can be beastly, beasts can show humanity – Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access …

2008

Apr 1, 2008 – Dr. Popovic krijgt de prijs, een penning en een geldbedrag van 12.000 euro, voor zijn met cum laude bekroonde dissertatie ”Reading the Human Body: Physiognomics and Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic-Early Roman Period Judaism”. Hij onderzocht astrologische en … From Hoge prijs voor Qumranspecialist dr. Popovic – Related web pages www.refdag.nl/artikel/1338021 …

2009

Mar 27, 2009 – Here at Muckraker, we always try to keep our eyes peeled and our ears to the ground (a real physiognomic challenge). The more sources we have, the better — so if you are a fellow lantern-bearer in the dark caverns of the Bush administration’s environmental policy, let us know. … From How green is John Edwards? – Page 2 – Salon.com – Related web pages dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2004/07/20 …