Papers, 1907-1922.

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Papers, 1907-1922.

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Papers consist of obituary notices, a report of the 1907 transactions of the American Philosophical Society, and an article by Spitzka, "The Brains of Six Eminent Scientists and Scholars Belonging to the American Anthropometric Society," undated.

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American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

American Anthropometric Society.

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Spitzka, Edward Anthony, 1876-1922

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Epithet: Professor of Anatomy, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000169.0x000096 Forensic scientist. Spitzka was an alumnus of City College, Class of 1898. From the description of Papers, 1907-1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155504046 ...