Phrenology was developed in the early eighteenth century by FranzJoseph Gall, a doctor in Vienna. His interest began at school when he noticedthat boys with prominent eyes seemed to have the best memories. This ledhim to believe that a connection existed between appearance and ability. Dr.Gall’s research interested many people, but he was ridiculed by otherdoctors. When he died in 1828, he was a poor and bitter man. It was onlymany years later that Dr. Gall’s theories found support among some doctorsand scientists, and today the art of phrenology has become more accepted.