phrenology was developed in the eighteenth centuly by Franz Joseph gall a doctor in Vienna. His interest began at school when he noticed that boys with prominent eyes seemed to have the best memories. This led him to believe that a connection existed between appearance and ability. Dr.Gall's research interested many people but he was ridiculed by other doctors. When he died in 1828 he was a poor and bitter man. It was only many years later that Dr.Gall's theories found support among some doctors and scientists and today the art of phrenology has become more accepted