Phrenology, also considered a form of physiognomy, was created around 1800 by German physician Franz Joseph Gall and Johann Spurzheim, and was widely popular in the 19th century in Europe and the United States.
Fu creata intorno al 1800 dai fisici tedeschi Franz Joseph Gall e Johann Spurzheim e si diffuse nel corso del XIX secolo in Europa e negli Stati Uniti.