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George Murray Paterson letter to the Phrenological Society of Philadelphia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/232

Scope and Contents

Describes Paterson’s experiences promulgating phrenology in India in 1825, including course of lectures; his role in formation of the Calcutta Phrenological Society with phrenological examinations of its officers and members; and establishment of a phrenological school near Barrackpur and its curriculum.

Dates

  • circa 1825

Creator

Biographical / Historical

George Murray Paterson, Scottish physician and phrenologist, received an M.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1817; his thesis concerned mania. He went to India in 1821 and was a surgeon with the East India Company. Paterson was a member of the Edinburgh Phrenological Society, the Asiatic Society, and a founder of the Calcutta Phrenological Society.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Small collections
Title
George Murray Paterson letter to the Phrenological Society of Philadelphia
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Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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