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LEWIS, George Robert (1782-1871)

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Born: 1782

Died: 1871

Editorial Description

painter of portraits and landscapes; etched, and issued in parts until its completion in 1823, Groups illustrating the Physiognomy, Manners, and Character of the People of France and Germany (1823); resided at 61 Upper Norton St, London, in 1842 when he was treasurer of the LONDON PHREN SOC; ed ILLUSTRATIONS OF PHRENOLOGY (1841); M PHREN ASSN. (DNB)

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

661.1 — 661.1 An Address on the Subject of Education as Connected with Design, in Every Department of British Manufacturer. Together with Hints on the Education of the Poor Generally. Hereford: W. H. Vale; and London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1838. Pp. 35. (Phrenologically based; states in the preface his reliance on the terms of GALL and SPURZHEIM and claims that the first step in education should be the determination of the faculties.)
661.2 — 661.2 [Abstract of paper on the Organ of Constructiveness to the LONDON PHREN SOC, Mar. 20, 1844], ZOIST, 2 (1844): 162.

Editorial Information

Identifier	661.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	207
Printed page	202
Database ID	1943

Original Transcription

661. LEWIS, George Robert (1782-1871), painter of portraits and
landscapes; etched, and issued in parts until its completion in 1823,
Groups illustrating the Physiognomy, Manners, and Character of


the People of France and Germany (1823); resided at 61 Upper Norton St, London, in 1842 when he was treasurer of the LONDON PHREN
SOC; ed ILLUSTRATIONS OF PHRENOLOGY (1841); M PHREN ASSN.
(DNB)