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Johann Caspar Lavater

Johann Caspar Lavater (1741–1801) was a Swiss Reformed theologian, philosopher, poet, and the leading figure of physiognomy in the Age of Enlightenment. He is best known for his four-volume work Physiognomische Fragmente (1775–1778), which proposed that personality could be discerned from facial features and body structure. Lavater served as pastor of St. Peter's Church in Zürich and died there in 1801 after injuries sustained during the French occupation of the city.

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Physiognomy Poetry Prose Religious literature Philosophy
Letters of St. Paul the apostle: written before and after his conversion
Letters of St. Paul the apostle: written before and after his conversion
2020
 Aphorisms on man. Translated From the Original Manuscript of the Rev. John Casper Lavater, Citizen of Zuric. Fifth Edition
Aphorisms on man. Translated From the Original Manuscript of the Rev. John Casper Lavater, Citizen of Zuric. Fifth Edition
2018
 Memoirs of Moses Mendelsohn, the Jewish Philosopher; Including the Celebrated Correspondence, on the Christian Religion, With J.C. Lavater, Minister of Zurich
Memoirs of Moses Mendelsohn, the Jewish Philosopher; Including the Celebrated Correspondence, on the Christian Religion, With J.C. Lavater, Minister of Zurich
2022
 Von Der Physiognomik; Volume 1
Von Der Physiognomik; Volume 1
2023