anatomist; surgeon to Lincoln County Hosp, 1814-27; never attained a practice, but did much for anatomy, especially dissection of brain; FRCS 1843; published med works. (DNB)
Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)
1086.1
— 1086.1 A Demonstration of the Nerves of the Human Body. London: Longman & Co, 1830. Pp. 191.
1086.2
— 1086.2 The Principal Offices of the Brain and Other Centres. London: Longman & Co, 1844. Pp. 31.
1086.3
— 1086.3 The Brain in Relation to the Mind. London: Longman & Co, 1854. Pp. 113. (Reviewed J PSYCH MED, 8 [July 1855] 317-28.)
1086.4
— 1086.4 Delineations of the Brain in Relation to Voluntary Motion. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1864. Pp. 65. (Nonphrenological; seeks to show motive centres in the brain.)
Editorial Information
Identifier
1086.
Type
Person
Source
Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page
324
Printed page
319
Database ID
3047
Original Transcription
1086. SWAN, Joseph (1791-1874), anatomist; surgeon to Lincoln
County Hosp, 1814-27; never attained a practice, but did much for
anatomy, especially dissection of brain; FRCS 1843; published med
works. (DNB)