Historical Bibliography Updated: May 23, 2018
Physiognomice pathologica – Krankenphysiognomik. Text in quarto; atlas in folio with 72 hand-colored lithographs.
Publication Details
Stuttgart: L. F. Rieger & Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 1839 CE.
A second edition in octavo format with 80 small plates was published in 1842. Baumgärtner, a pupil of Friedrich Tiedemann and Leopold Gmelin at Heidelberg, taught that it was possible to make a correct diagnosis with accompanying medical treatment by studying the patient’s physiognomy, the expression of the face, the color of the skin, the eyes, the lips, etc . The 8vo edition was reprinted in 1929.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10589 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12782 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | physiognomice-pathologica-krankenphysiognomik |
Geographic Context
Publication places: Stuttgart; Freiburg im Breisgau
Mentioned in annotation: Heidelberg