Franz Joseph Gall

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Gender	Male
Death	196 years ago
Date of birth	March 9,1758
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Born	Tiefenbronn
	Germany
Date of died	August 22,1828
Died	Paris
	France
Parents	Anna Maria Billingerin
	Joseph Anthony Gall
Fields	Neuroanatomy
	Physiology
Job	Philosopher
	Neurologist
	Physiologist
Books	Some Account of Dr. Gall's New Theory of Physiognomy: Founded Upon the Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain, and the Form of the Skull
	On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts: On the Origin of the Moral Qualities and Intellectual Faculties of Man, and the Conditions of Their Manifestation
	On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts: Critical Review of Some Anatomico-Physiological Works; With an Explanation of a New Philosophy of the Moral Qualities and Intellectual Faculties
	An Inquiry Into Doctor Gall's System Concerning Innate Dispositions: The Physiology of the Brain, and Materialism, Fatalism, and Moral Liberty: Including Some General Reflections on Prison Discipline, the Prevention of Crimes, and the Reformation Of
	On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on the Possibility of Determining the Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, Or the Moral and Intellectual Dispositions of Men and Animals, by the Configuration of the Brain and Head
Influenc	Cesare Lombroso
	Alexandre Lacassagne
	Johann Gaspar Spurzheim
Education	Strasbourg University
Nationality	German
Influencees	Johann Spurzheim
	Cesare Lombroso
	Jerry Fodor
Date of Reg.	2019-03-10 14:06:11
Date of Upd.	2023-06-18 13:10:54
ID	567698

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Franz Joseph Gall Life story

Franz Josef Gall was a German neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain. Claimed as the founder of the pseudoscience of phrenology, Gall was an early and important researcher in his fields.