The Swiss pastor Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) introduced the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than general types, in his Physiognomische Fragmente, published between 1775 and 1778. His work was translated into English and published in 1832 as The Pocket Lavater, or, The Science of Physiognomy. He believed that thoughts of the mind and passions of the soul were connected with an individual's external frame.
The Swiss pastor Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) introduced the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals rather than general types in his Physiognomische Fragmente published between 1775 and 1778 His work was translated into English and published in 1832 as The Pocket Lavater or The Science of Physiognomy He believed that thoughts of the mind and passions of the soul were connected with an individual's external frame