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LINDSAY, William Lauder (1829-1880)

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Born: 1829

Died: 1880

Editorial Description

naturalist, alienist and author of med and botanical works; MD Edin 1852, FRS Edin, FLS; phys to Murray Royal Inst for the Insane, Perth; tested and then commented critically on the use of phrenology in the treatment of the insane in his annual reports of the Murray Inst in the 1860s. (DNB)

Editorial Information

Identifier	662.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	208
Printed page	203
Database ID	1946

Original Transcription

662. LINDSAY, William Lauder (1829-80), naturalist, alienist and
author of med and botanical works; MD Edin 1852, FRS Edin, FLS;
phys to Murray Royal Inst for the Insane, Perth; tested and then
commented critically on the use of phrenology in the treatment of
the insane in his annual reports of the Murray Inst in the 1860s.
(DNB)