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
Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the univer ...
, 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
The Wistar Institute () is an independent, nonprofit research institution in biomedical science, with expertise in oncology, immunology, infectious disease and vaccine research. Located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, Wistar was ...
in Philadelphia.
Similar organizations
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Mutual Autopsy Society of Paris, founded 1881
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Cornell Brain Association
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Organizations established in 1889
Neuroscience organizations