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RN Capt; FGS; sec Royal Geographical Soc of London; endorsed phrenology and supplied G. COMBE with a testimonial, 1836; a friend of W. TREVELYAN; appointed assistant to Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Sir John Franklin, 1836, and, in 1840, the commanding officer of the convict colony on Norfolk Island, where he distinguished himself as penal reformer; author of Crime and Punishment: the Mark System, framed to mix persuasion with punishment, and make their effect improving, yet their operation severe (1846).
| Identifier | 731. |
|---|---|
| Type | Person |
| Source | Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989) |
| PDF page | 227 |
| Printed page | 222 |
| Database ID | 2127 |
731. MACONOCHIE, Alexander, RN Capt; FGS; sec Royal Geographical Soc of London; endorsed phrenology and supplied G. COMBE with a testimonial, 1836; a friend of W. TREVELYAN; appointed assistant to Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Sir John Franklin, 1836, and, in 1840, the commanding officer of the convict colony on Norfolk Island, where he distinguished himself as penal reformer; author of Crime and Punishment: the Mark System, framed to mix persuasion with punishment, and make their effect improving, yet their operation severe (1846).