Gall, Franz Joseph

Japanese: ガル（英語表記）Gall， Franz Joseph

Born: March 9, 1758, Tichenbronn, Baden
Died: August 22, 1828. Paris. German anatomist and physiologist, founder of phrenology. He claimed that each part of the cerebrum has a specific function, and that the outer surface of the cerebrum is faithfully represented by the skull, so that an individual's talents and temperament can be accurately estimated by looking at the external shape of the skull. This is phrenology. He lectured on this theory in Vienna and was very popular, but it was banned by Emperor Francis II, so he left Vienna and opened a practice in Paris. Today, the localization of functions in the cerebral cortex is gradually being proven, but phrenology as advocated by Gall is not accepted.

Gal
gal

A unit used in geodesy and geophysics to express the difference in gravitational acceleration. The symbol is Gal. 1 Gal = 1 cm/ ^s2 = ^10-2 m/ ^s2 . Because Gal is too large, milligal (mGal) is often used. The unit name is named after G. Galilei. It is provisionally accepted for use with the SI.

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Japanese:

[生]1758.3.9. バーデン，ティーヘンブロン
[没]1828.8.22. パリ
ドイツの解剖学者，生理学者で骨相学の創始者。大脳の各部はそれぞれ特定の機能を果しており，大脳の外表面は頭蓋骨が忠実に表わしているから，頭蓋骨の外形を見れば各人の才能や気質を正確に推定できると唱えた。これが骨相学である。ウィーンでこの学説を講義し，世にもてはやされたが，皇帝フランツ2世によって禁止されたので，ウィーンを去り，パリで開業した。今日，大脳皮質の機能が局在することは次第に証明されてきたが，ガルが主張した骨相学は認められていない。