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BRUCE, John Collingwood (1805-1892)

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Born: 1805

Died: 1892

Editorial Description

Newcastle antiquarian and teacher; MA Glasgow 1826, LLD 1853, FSA 1852; proprietor of Percy Street Academy, Newcastle, 1834-63, where he taught phrenology as the "mental faculties" part of physiology; provided a testimonial to G. MACKENZIE in 1836 on the value of phrenology in the transport of criminals. (DNB)

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

161.1 — 161.1 "Account of the System of Education Followed in the Rev. J. C. Bruce's Academy at Newcastle-upon-Tyne," PHREN J, 9 (1834/6): 545-53.

Editorial Information

Identifier	161.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	47
Printed page	42
Database ID	407

Original Transcription

161. BRUCE, John Collingwood (1805-92), Newcastle antiquarian and
teacher; MA Glasgow 1826, LLD 1853, FSA 1852; proprietor of Percy
Street Academy, Newcastle, 1834-63, where he taught phrenology as
the "mental faculties" part of physiology; provided a testimonial to
G. MACKENZIE in 1836 on the value of phrenology in the transport
of criminals. (DNB)