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SNAPE, Joseph (1811-1885)

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Born: 1811

Died: 1885

Editorial Description

dentist of Chester, 1840-60; originally of Liverpool, where he was a student of F. BRIDGES; lectured to Chester Mechanics' Inst, 1836, on the practical advantages of phrenology in daily life; gave free lectures on phrenology and on the teeth in the Potteries, 1840s; author of The Reminiscences of a Dental Surgeon (1881); father of the dentists Joseph Snape and George Henry Snape (d. 1884); worth over £4,000 at death.

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

1052.1 — 1052.1 "Phrenology: its Progress and Practical Advantages in Daily Life," J HEALTH & PHREN MAG, 7 (Mar 1858): 42-5.

Editorial Information

Identifier	1052.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	311
Printed page	306
Database ID	2943

Original Transcription

1052. SNAPE, Joseph (1811-85), dentist of Chester, 1840-60; originally of Liverpool, where he was a student of F. BRIDGES;


lectured to Chester Mechanics' Inst, 1836, on the practical advantages
of phrenology in daily life; gave free lectures on phrenology and on
the teeth in the Potteries, 1840s; author of The Reminiscences of a
Dental Surgeon (1881); father of the dentists Joseph Snape (1840-81)
and George Henry Snape (d. 1884); worth over £4,000 at death.