Joseph Millot Severn | |
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Born | 1860 Codnor |
Died | 1942 Brighton |
Occupation | Phrenologist |
Nationality | English |
Period | 1912- |
Subject | Phrenology, History |
Joseph Millot Severn (1860-1942) was an English writer, historian, and phrenologist born in Codnor, Derbyshire.[1]
Severn was born in 1860[2] and worked as a phrenologist in Brighton. He was President of the British Phrenological Association. This association started in the 1880s and was disbanded in 1967. Severn wrote a number of books and funded some almhouses in his home village of Codnor.
Severn died at his home in Brighton in 1942.[1]