#phrenologists - Twitter Hashtag

over 1 year ago

The #phrenologists took the skull to local plasterer in Dumfries called #JamesFraser, who made a mould and cast. The cast you see here was then rushed to Edinburgh for examination by the Phrenological Society but also the Professor of Anatomy at the @EdinburghUni

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MozartCircle @MozartCircle

almost 9 years ago

While many scholars (like Abert) think that #vanSwieten carelessness&stinginess directly caused disappearance of #Mozart body after death, just few know that #phrenologists actually stole the head of #Haydn when died & some started producing amulets positioningObjects onHisSkull!

MozartCircle's tweet photo. While many scholars (like Abert) think that #vanSwieten carelessness&stinginess directly caused disappearance of #Mozart body after death, just few know that #phrenologists actually stole the head of #Haydn when died & some started producing amulets positioningObjects onHisSkull! https://t.co/UPzrNE7pcr

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MozartCircle @MozartCircle

about 9 years ago

@_Mozartina 8. Another important & lesser considered fact is pathological fear of #phrenologists & #vampires in 1790s, a reason to hide tomb of #Mozart!

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