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The American Anthropometric Society was an association for acquiring and storing brains of eminent persons for the purpose of research. The society was founded in 1889 in Philadelphia. Edward Anthony Spitzka, M.D., professor of anatomy at Jefferson Medical College, presented a paper on March 16, 1906, about his study of six brains bequeathed to the society. The brains are now housed at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia.

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  • The American Anthropometric Society was an association for acquiring and storing brains of eminent persons for the purpose of research. The society was founded in 1889 in Philadelphia. Edward Anthony Spitzka, M.D., professor of anatomy at Jefferson Medical College, presented a paper on March 16, 1906, about his study of six brains bequeathed to the society. The brains are now housed at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. (en)
  • American Anthropometric Society – założone w 1889 roku w Filadelfii stowarzyszenie, mające na celu pozyskiwanie i przechowywanie mózgów wybitnych osób w celu ich badań. Założycielami byli Joseph Leidy, Harrison Allen, Francis Xavier Dercum i Edward Charles Spitzka. Członkostwo w stowarzyszeniu obligowało do przekazania po śmierci swojego mózgu. (pl)
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  • The American Anthropometric Society was an association for acquiring and storing brains of eminent persons for the purpose of research. The society was founded in 1889 in Philadelphia. Edward Anthony Spitzka, M.D., professor of anatomy at Jefferson Medical College, presented a paper on March 16, 1906, about his study of six brains bequeathed to the society. The brains are now housed at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. (en)
  • American Anthropometric Society – założone w 1889 roku w Filadelfii stowarzyszenie, mające na celu pozyskiwanie i przechowywanie mózgów wybitnych osób w celu ich badań. Założycielami byli Joseph Leidy, Harrison Allen, Francis Xavier Dercum i Edward Charles Spitzka. Członkostwo w stowarzyszeniu obligowało do przekazania po śmierci swojego mózgu. (pl)
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  • American Anthropometric Society (en)
  • American Anthropometric Society (pl)
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