Johann Kaspar Lavater

I have been looking at the science of Physiognomy for my essay because it is a study of the facial features and general apearance of human beings . One person I have been researching is a man called Johann Kasper Lavater who was a German poet and Physiognomist.
Apart from his poetry Johann was highly fascinated in the study of Physiognomy. Physiognomy consists of gathering information by studying facial features to find out a persons inner character or true identity. The study is based around the bone structure and the main features of the face such as the eyes, forehead, mouth , chin and nose.

As I have been reading most of these studies depend on a humans bone structure which is covered by the tissue which shows all of the different emotions. If you look at a number of individuals you should be able to depict what a persons character and emotions are just by breaking down the facial features.

Johann Kaspar Lavater