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SEWALL, Thomas (1787-1845)

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Born: 1787

Died: 1845

Editorial Description

prof of anatomy and physiology at the Columbian College of Washington, DC; led the physiological attack on phrenology in America.

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

1016.1 — 1016.1 An Examination of Phrenology; in Two Lectures, delivered to the Students of the Columbian College, District of Columbia, February, 1837. London: James S. Hodson, 1838. Pp. 69. (Reviewed, MEDICO CHIRURG J & REV, 1837; Tait's Edin Mag, 6 [1839]: 60-2.) 1st edn, Washington, 1837; 2nd edn, Boston, 1839.

Editorial Information

Identifier	1016.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	299
Printed page	294
Database ID	2826

Original Transcription

1016. SEWALL, Thomas (1787-1845), prof of anatomy and physiology at the
Columbian College of Washington, DC; led the physiological attack
on phrenology in America.