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WRIGHT, T.

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Editorial Description

biographer of Richard Wilson, RA; heard GALL in Vienna in 1804, but remained skeptical about phrenology until 1823 when, in London, he witnessed GALL dissect the brain.

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

1229.1 — 1229.1 [A defense of phrenology as a means of explaining genius in his] Some Account of the Life of Richard Wilson. Esq R.A. with Testimonials to His Genius and Memory, and Remarks on his Landscapes. London: Longmans & Co, 1824: 172-82. (Reviewed PHREN J, 2 [1824/5]: 457-65.)

Editorial Information

Identifier	1229.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	356
Printed page	351
Database ID	3348

Original Transcription

1229. WRIGHT, T., biographer of Richard Wilson, RA; heard GALL
in Vienna in 1804, but remained skeptical about phrenology until
1823 when, in London, he witnessed GALL dissect the brain.