Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848
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Name (Latin)
Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848
Date of birth
1786-02-11
Date of death
1848-12-23
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- nuc87-14598: His Researches into the physical history of mankind [MI] 1841-1851(hdg. on CtY rept.: Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848; usage: James Cowles Prichard)
- LC data base, 1/12/88(hdg.: Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848)
Wikipedia description:
James Cowles Prichard (11 February 1786 – 23 December 1848) was a British medical doctor and ethnologist with broad interests in physical anthropology and psychiatry. His influential Researches into the Physical History of Mankind touched upon the subject of evolution. From 1845, Prichard served as a Medical Commissioner in Lunacy. He also introduced the term "senile dementia".
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