Samuel Roberts Wells

  • American

Samuel Roberts Wells was an American doctor who promoted phrenology, the pseudo-science of determining human nature from measuring their heads. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
Partner, head of publishing department Fowler and Wells Company 1843 1875
Founder American Institute of Phrenology 1866 1875

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1820/00/00 Samuel Roberts Wells is born. Born
1844/00/00 Charlotte Fowler, a sister of Orson Squire Fowler and Lorenzo Niles Fowler, marries Samuel Roberts Wells. Groom
1856/06/07 By letter, Robert Wells insist that 'Friend Whitman' omit 'objectionable passages' and suggest that "Leaves of Grass" would be better published elsewhere. Publisher Leaves of Grass (book)
1875/00/00 Samuel Roberts Wells dies. Died
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