Event

"The Science of Sciences" - Replication and Reproduction in Lavater's Physiognomics

Thursday, March 27, 2008 14:30to16:30
McIntyre Medical Building 3655 promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, CA
John B. Lyon, Dept of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, will conduct a seminar on the work of Swiss poet and physiognomist Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801). This is being held in conjunction with an exhibition on Lavater and 18th-century physiognomics using works from the collection of the Osler Library. The event is organized by the Interacting With Print group. Free admission
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