Fowler & Wells Company
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Fowler & Wells Company was a 19th-century American publishing house, based in New York City. The business was classified as phrenologists and publishers, but it was also a scientific and educational institution.[1] The company was established in 1835 by the brothers Orson Squire Fowler and Lorenzo Niles Fowler. Samuel Roberts Wells joined the company in 1843, and he subsequently married Charlotte Fowler, a sister of the Fowler brothers. Eventually, the Fowler brothers left the company, and Samuel Wells died. In 1884, Charlotte Fowler incorporated the company and became its president.
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Founded | 1835 |
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Founder | Orson Squire Fowler and Lorenzo Niles Fowler |
Successor | Charlotte Fowler |
Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
Publication types | The Phrenological Journal, serial publications, standard works |
Nonfiction topics | phrenology, physiognomy, ethnology, physiology, psychology, hygiene |
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