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Frederick Towgood, the Glossary

Frederick Towgood (5 October 1807 – 27 June 1860) was an English writer, reformer and advocate for phrenology, temperance and vegetarianism.^[1]

15 relations: Animal magnetism, Anthropological Society of London, Homeopathy, Huntingdon, Hydrotherapy, Jabez Inwards, Little Paxton, Phrenology, Physiology, Stationery, Temperance movement, Vegetarian Society, Vegetarianism, William Ellery Channing, William Horsell.
Hydrotherapy advocates
People from Huntingdonshire
Stationers (people)

Animal magnetism

Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, is a theory invented by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century.

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Anthropological Society of London

The Anthropological Society of London (ASL) was a short-lived organisation of the 1860s whose founders aimed to furnish scientific evidence for white supremacy which they construed in terms of polygenism.

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Homeopathy

Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.

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Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment.

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Jabez Inwards

Jabez Inwards was a popular Victorian temperance lecturer and phrenologist. Frederick Towgood and Jabez Inwards are English temperance activists and phrenologists.

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Little Paxton

Little Paxton in Cambridgeshire, England is a village and civil parish that lies south of Huntingdon and north of St Neots.

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Phrenology

Phrenology or craniology is a pseudoscience that involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Stationery

Stationery refers to commercially manufactured writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements, continuous form paper, and other office supplies.

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Temperance movement

The temperance movement is a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Vegetarian Society

The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom (VSUK) is a British registered charity.

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Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal).

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William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians.

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William Horsell

William Horsell (31 March 1807 – 23 December 1863) was an English hydrotherapist, publisher, and temperance and vegetarianism activist. Frederick Towgood and William Horsell are 1807 births, 19th-century English businesspeople, English temperance activists, English vegetarianism activists, People associated with the Vegetarian Society and phrenologists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Towgood