PRICHARD, James Cowles (1786 – 1848)
1786 – 1848
5 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1813 CE
#159
Researches into the physical history of man.
Prichard, a Bristol physician, classified and systematized facts relating to the races of men better than any previous writer. His interest in anthropology was stimulated by one of the pressing questions of his day: D…
1822 CE
#4809
A treatise on diseases of the nervous system.
Includes the best early account of epilepsy after Willis.
1835 CE
#4928
A treatise on insanity and other disorders affecting the mind.
Prichard, better known for his work in the field of anthropology (No. 159), was the first to describe moral insanity. He described a syndrome he called incoherence or senile dementia. Alzheimer (No. 4956) may have des…
1842 CE
#13121
On the different forms of insanity in relation to jurisprudence, designed for the use of persons concerned in legal questions regarding unsoundness of mind.
In this book Prichard presented his arguments for introducing the concept of diminished responsibility and irresistable impulse into the legal precedents. Hunter & McAlpine, 836-42. Digital facsimile from the Wellcome…
1843 CE
#7696
Six ethnographic maps illustrative of "The natural history of man".
An atlas of six large hand-colored folding maps originally issued to accompany Prichard's popular work, The natural history of man, first issued in 1843. The maps were revised and re-issued in 1851 and 1861.