Paul Topinard
Paul Topinard (born November 4, 1830 in L'Isle-Adam , † December 20, 1911 in Paris ) was a French medic, anthropologist and university professor. As a student of Paul Broca , he was his successor as director of the École d'Anthropologie and secretary general of the Société d'Anthropologie of Paris . He was editor of the Revue d'anthropologie .
Topinard measured skull capacities in the context of physical anthropology in order to draw conclusions about the mental capabilities of different ethnic groups . He started from the assumption that a larger skull volume corresponds to a greater intelligence .
Topinard is credited with coining the term criminology , which he is said to have used for the first time in 1879.
Fonts (selection)
- Étude sur les races indigènes de l'Australie. Paris, A. Hennuyer, 1872
- Anthropology. Translated from the third French edition by Richard Neuhauss . Eduard Baldamus, Leipzig, 1888
- L'Homme dans la nature. 1891
- Science et foi. L'anthropologie et la science sociale. 1900
See also
literature
- Arthur Chervin: Obituary: Topinard . In: Man . tape 12 , no. 19 , 1912, pp. 33-34 ( online [accessed June 11, 2012]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Topinard in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works in the Internet Archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Dieter Schwind : Criminology and criminal policy. A practice-oriented introduction with examples . 23rd edition, Kriminalistik Verlag, Heidelberg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7832-0047-8 , p. 99.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Topinard, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French medic, anthropologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | L'Isle-Adam |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1911 |
| Place of death | Paris |