Craniometry, phrenology and physiognomy
At the turn of the 19th century, Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1822) developed "cranioscopy" (Ancient Greek kranion: skull, scopos: vision), a method to determine the personality and development of mental and moral faculties on the basis of the external shape of the skull.
Who invented craniometry?
A head-measuring tool designed for anthropological research in the early 1910s. Theodor Kocher was inventor of the craniometer.
What is craniometry in sociology?
craniometry is the study of the shape and form of the human head or skull, sometimes known also as craniology (the difference lies largely in that the former implies precise measurement, the latter less so). ... The distances between the various points can be measured, and thus form the basis of craniometry.
