France, Franz Joseph Gall – Commemoration, 1828, gEF

Deep cameo bronze medal, 46mm, 45.90g, by Barre. F. struck to commemorate the death of German born physician and phrenologist, Franz Joseph Gall, some toning spots and a few rim knocks.
Side note: Franz Joseph Gall, (9 March 1758-22 August 1828) was a German?neuroanatomist,?physiologist and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the?brain. Claimed as the founder of the?pseudoscience?of?phrenology, Gall was an early and important researcher in his fields. His contributions to the field of?neuropsychology?were controversial at the time and are now widely referred to as pseudoscience. However, Gall’s study of phrenology helped establish psychology, contributed to the?emergence?of the naturalistic approach to the study of man, and played an important part in the development of evolutionist theories, anthropology, and sociology.