Herinneringen uit de lessen van Frans Joseph Gall, over de Hersenen. . -

Amsterdam: J. W. IJntema, 1806. [Gall, Franz Joseph (1758-1828).] Stuart, Martinus (1765-1826). Herinneringen uit de lessen van Frans Joseph Gall, over de Hersenen, als onderscheidene en bepaalde werktuigen van den geest, gehouden te Amsterdam, van den 8sten tot den 18den van Grasmaand 1806, opgeteekend door zijnen toehoorder M. Stuart. xii, 133pp. Folding plate. Amsterdam: J. W. IJntema, 1806. 225 x 136 mm. (uncut). 19th-century marbled paper wrappers, a bit chipped. Edges a bit frayed, light soiling to title but very good. First Edition. Stuart, a Dutch pastor and historian, was one of the strongest advocates in Holland of Gall's theory of localized brain function. Despite his theological background, Stuart "supported Gall in every way, with both regard to his explanation of brain anatomy and physiology and to his views on the relationship between the shape of the brain and the development of the skull. Remarkably he accepted Gall's materialism and rejected his fatalism" (Heiningen, p. 113). Gall first visited Holland in April 1806, where he gave lectures on his system of brain function; afterwards Stuart published his "reminiscences" (Herinneringen) of Gall's lectures in the present work. T. Heiningen, "The reception of Franz Joseph Gall's doctrine on phrenology in Holland shortly after 1800" [abstract], Gewina 20 [1997]: 113-28. .