person,wikidata_qid,sex,born,died,age_at_death,age_source,field,spitzka_list,brain_g,brain_g_source,brain_g_page,expected_g_boyd1861,boyd_band,diff_g,diff_pct,reported_min_g,reported_max_g,reported_range_g,n_figures,all_figures,cox_iq_aii,cox_iq_corrected_aii,note
Ivan Turgenev,Q42831,m,1818-10-28,1883-09-03,64,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),2012,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,697,53.0,2012,2012,0,1,"2012 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 2012 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain (text, quoting others), p.127, report]; 2012 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 2012 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]",,,
Joseph Bouny,,m,,,,,Public life,reliable (Table I),1935,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,,,,,1935,1935,0,1,"1935 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Notary, half-brother of the geographer Élisée Reclus; dates not printed"
Georges Cuvier,Q171969,m,1769-08-23,1832-05-13,62,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1830,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,515,39.1,1829,1861,32,3,"1830 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1861 g [Rousseau, Lancette française, 26 May 1832, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.178, report]; 1830 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1829 g [Bischoff 1880 (quoting others), p.135, report]; 1861 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.32, report]; 1829 g [Wagner 1860 (quoting others), p.30, report]; 1830 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]; 1830 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 1829 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]; 1829 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.6, report]",160,175,
Edward H. Knight,Q5343242,m,1824-06-01,1883-01-22,58,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1814,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,469,34.9,1814,1814,0,1,"1814 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Author of the American Mechanical Dictionary
Unnamed Freiburg theologian,,m,,,42,spitzka-table,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1800,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1354,men 40-50,446,33.0,1800,1800,0,1,"1800 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Spitzka guessed Franz Xaver Kraus, who in fact died in 1901, so the guess cannot be right; kept as an unnamed theologian aged 42"
John Abercrombie,Q581552,m,1780-10-10,1844-11-14,64,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1786,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,471,35.8,1785,1786,1,2,"1786 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1785 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1785 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]; 1785 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 1785 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]",,,
Benjamin F. Butler,Q817488,m,1818-11-05,1893-01-11,74,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1758,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,468,36.3,1758,1758,0,1,"1758 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Edward Olney,Q18819018,m,1827-01-01,1887-01-01,60,wikidata-years,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1701,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,386,29.3,1701,1701,0,1,"1701 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Hermann Levi,Q61175,m,1839-11-07,1900-05-13,60,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1690,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,375,28.5,1690,1690,0,1,"1690 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Conductor (Spitzka: composer and director)
Alexander Winchell,Q1520978,m,1824-12-31,1891-02-19,66,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1666,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,351,26.7,1666,1666,0,1,"1666 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
William Makepeace Thackeray,Q167768,m,1811-07-18,1863-12-24,52,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1658,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,313,23.3,1644,1658,14,3,"1658 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1644 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1658 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]; 1673 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, estimate]",140,150,
Rudolf Lenz,,m,,,,,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1636,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,,,,,1636,1636,0,1,"1636 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Hungarian violinist, pupil of Joachim (Spitzka)"
John Goodsir,Q5764533,m,1814-03-20,1867-03-06,52,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1629,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,284,21.1,1629,1629,0,1,"1629 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1629 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Hosea Curtice,,m,1825,1893,68,spitzka-dates,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1612,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,297,22.5,1612,1612,0,1,"1612 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Charles G. Atherton,Q5077912,m,1804-07-04,1853-11-15,49,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1602,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1354,men 40-50,248,18.3,1602,1602,0,1,"1602 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Siemens (first name not given),,m,,,68,spitzka-table,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1600,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,285,21.6,1600,1600,0,1,"1600 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Spitzka wrote Werner von Siemens 1816-1884, but Werner died in 1892; the age 68 fits neither Werner nor William Siemens exactly, so the person is left unnamed"
George Brown,Q642382,m,1818-11-29,1880-05-09,61,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1596,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,281,21.3,1596,1596,0,1,"1596 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Editor of the Toronto Globe
Aleko Konstantinov,Q935407,m,1863-01-01,1897-05-11,34,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1595,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1366,men 30-40,229,16.7,1595,1595,0,1,"1595 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1595 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, report]",,,Spitzka printed age 25; Konstantinov was 34
William Pepper,Q9374867,m,1843-08-21,1898-07-28,54,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1593,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,248,18.4,1593,1593,0,1,"1593 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,One of Spitzka's six studied brains
Robert A. Harrison,Q7341430,m,1833-08-03,1878-11-01,45,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1590,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1354,men 40-50,236,17.5,1590,1590,0,1,"1590 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Chief Justice of Ontario
Friedrich B. W. von Hermann,Q91166,m,1795-12-05,1868-11-23,72,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1590,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,300,23.3,1590,1590,0,1,"1590 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1590 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1590 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,Economist and statistician
Riebeck (unidentified),,m,,,61,spitzka-table,Unknown,reliable (Table I),1580,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,265,20.1,1580,1580,0,1,"1580 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Ammon listed only ""Riebeck, industrialist""; Spitzka's guess Otto Ribbeck does not fit the age"
Hans Buchner,Q77398,m,1850-12-16,1902-04-05,51,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1560,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,215,16.0,1560,1560,0,1,"1560 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Hygienist; Spitzka printed 1892, the table age 51 fits 1902"
Georg Bittner,,m,,,57,spitzka-table,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1556,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,211,15.7,1556,1556,0,1,"1556 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Playwright and actor of the Meiningen company
Lavollay,,m,,,,,Public life,reliable (Table I),1550,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,,,,,1550,1550,0,1,"1550 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Merchant and publicist, member of the Paris mutual autopsy society"
Edward Drinker Cope,Q298933,m,1840-07-28,1897-04-12,56,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1545,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,200,14.9,1545,1545,0,1,"1545 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,One of Spitzka's six studied brains
George McKnight,,m,1840,1897,57,spitzka-dates,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1545,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,200,14.9,1545,1545,0,1,"1545 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Harrison Allen,Q2055563,m,1841-01-01,1897-01-01,56,wikidata-years,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1531,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,186,13.8,1531,1531,0,1,"1531 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,One of Spitzka's six studied brains
James Young Simpson,Q470140,m,1811-06-07,1870-05-06,58,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1531,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,186,13.8,1531,1533,2,2,"1531 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1533 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
George Francis Train,Q1507369,m,1829-03-24,1904-01-05,74,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1525,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,235,18.2,1525,1525,0,2,"1525 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1600 g [Spitzka 1907, p.202, estimate]",,,
Taguchi Kazuyoshi,Q11738558,m,1838-01-01,1904-02-04,66,wikidata-years,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1520,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,205,15.6,1520,1520,0,1,"1520 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet,Q29193,m,1805-02-13,1859-05-05,54,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1520,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,175,13.0,1520,1520,0,1,"1520 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1520 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1520 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1520 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1520 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Charles de Morny,Q965335,m,1811-09-15,1865-03-10,53,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1520,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,175,13.0,1520,1520,0,1,"1520 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1520 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1520 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Daniel Webster,Q106231,m,1782-01-18,1852-10-24,70,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1518,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,228,17.7,1516,1518,2,4,"1518 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1807 g [Jeffries 1853, Amer. Jour. Med. Sciences, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.179, estimate]; 1735 g [Spitzka 1907, p.208, estimate]; 1516 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1516 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",150,165,
"John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell",Q332738,m,1779-09-15,1861-06-23,81,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1517,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1285,men 80-,232,18.0,1516,1517,1,2,"1517 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1516 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1516 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Chauncey Wright,Q726365,m,1830-09-10,1875-09-12,45,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1516,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1354,men 40-50,162,12.0,1516,1516,0,1,"1516 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1516 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1516 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]",,,
Edward Constant Seguin,Q16059927,m,1843-01-20,1898-02-19,55,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1505,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,160,11.9,1502,1505,3,2,"1505 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1502 g [Spitzka 1907 (own autopsy notes), p.197, report]",,,
Martin Schleich,Q6098076,m,1827-02-12,1881-10-13,54,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1503,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,158,11.8,1503,1503,0,1,"1503 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1503 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Thomas Chalmers,Q563069,m,1780-03-17,1847-05-31,67,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1503,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,188,14.3,1502,1503,1,2,"1503 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1502 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1502 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",160,170,
Garrick Mallery,Q5523983,m,1831-04-25,1894-10-24,63,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1503,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,188,14.3,1503,1503,0,1,"1503 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Napoleon III,Q7721,m,1808-04-20,1873-01-09,64,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1500,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,185,14.0,1500,1500,0,1,"1500 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Conrad Heinrich Fuchs,Q10377100,m,1803-12-07,1855-12-02,51,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1499,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,154,11.5,1499,1499,0,1,"1499 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1499 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1499 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1499 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1499 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Louis Agassiz,Q122972,m,1807-05-28,1873-12-14,66,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1495,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,180,13.7,1495,1514,19,3,"1495 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1514 g [M. Wyman 1874, Medical and Surgical Reporter, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.185, report]; 1512 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",160,175,Spitzka printed 1817; Agassiz was born in 1807
Carlo Giacomini,Q3659428,m,1840-11-25,1898-07-05,57,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1495,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,150,11.2,1495,1495,0,1,"1495 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1495 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, report]",,,
Augustus De Morgan,Q208448,m,1806-06-27,1871-03-18,64,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1494,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,179,13.6,1494,1498,4,4,"1494 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1498 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1495 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]; 1545 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, estimate]",,,Spitzka printed 1798 and age 73; De Morgan was born in 1806
Carl Friedrich Gauss,Q6722,m,1777-04-30,1855-02-23,77,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1492,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,202,15.7,1492,1492,0,1,"1492 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1492 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1492 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1492 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1492 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Charles Letourneau,Q2959641,m,1831-09-23,1902-02-21,70,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1492,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,202,15.7,1490,1492,2,2,"1492 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1490 g [Jour. of Mental Pathology, June 1902, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.201, report]",,,
Unnamed Swedish statesman,,m,,,53,spitzka-table,Public life,reliable (Table I),1489,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,144,10.7,1489,1489,0,1,"1489 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Retzius withheld the name at the family's request
John Wesley Powell,Q348325,m,1834-03-24,1902-09-23,68,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1488,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,173,13.1,1488,1488,0,1,"1488 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Karl von Pfeufer,Q86760,m,1806-12-22,1869-09-13,62,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1488,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,173,13.1,1488,1488,0,1,"1488 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1488 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1488 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,
Wuelfert (first name not given),,m,,,63,spitzka-table,Public life,reliable (Table I),1485,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1315,men 60-70,170,12.9,1485,1485,0,1,"1485 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,Munich jurist
Paul Broca,Q311276,m,1824-06-28,1880-07-09,56,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1484,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,139,10.3,1484,1485,1,2,"1484 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]; 1485 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Gabriel de Mortillet,Q740782,m,1821-08-29,1898-09-25,77,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1480,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1290,men 70-80,190,14.7,1480,1480,0,1,"1480 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,
Philip A. Aylett,,m,,,58,spitzka-table,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1474,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",210,1345,men 50-60,129,9.6,1474,1474,0,1,"1474 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.210, report]",,,"Blind New York physician, died 1878 aged 58"
"Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey",Q5881202,m,1773-10-23,1850-01-26,76,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1471,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,181,14.0,1471,1471,0,1,"1471 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Louis Asseline,Q20879833,m,1829-10-00,1878-01-01,49,wikidata-years,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1468,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1354,men 40-50,114,8.4,1403,1468,65,2,"1468 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1468 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1403 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]",,,
Mikhail Skobelev,Q57173,m,1843-09-17,1882-06-25,38,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1457,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1366,men 30-40,91,6.6,1451,1457,6,2,"1457 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1451 g [Bull. de la soc. d'anthrop. de Paris 1882 p.539, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.189, report]; 1457 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Christoph Heinrich Ernst Bischoff,Q60845227,m,1781-09-14,1861-01-01,80,wikidata-years,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1452,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1285,men 80-,167,13.0,1452,1452,0,1,"1452 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1452 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1452 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,
Hugo Gyldén,Q250560,m,1841-05-29,1896-11-09,55,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1452,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,107,8.0,1452,1452,0,1,"1452 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1452 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.6, report]; 1452 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, report]",,,
Franz von Kobell,Q76459,m,1803-07-19,1882-11-11,79,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1445,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,155,12.0,1445,1445,0,1,"1445 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Géza Mihalkovics,Q14945838,m,1844-01-30,1899-07-12,55,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1440,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,95,7.1,1440,1440,0,1,"1440 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Guillaume Dupuytren,Q679098,m,1777-10-03,1835-02-08,57,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1437,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,92,6.8,1436,1437,1,2,"1437 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1436 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1437 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1436 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, Hirngewichts-Tabelle, p.46, report]; 1436 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Per Adam Siljeström,Q6175996,m,1815-12-24,1892-02-19,76,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1422,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,132,10.2,1422,1422,0,1,"1422 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Allen Thorndike Rice,Q5006272,m,1851-06-18,1889-05-16,37,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1418,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1366,men 30-40,52,3.8,1418,1418,0,1,"1418 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
James Edward Oliver,Q59926899,m,1829-07-27,1895-03-27,65,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1418,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,103,7.8,1416,1418,2,2,"1418 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1416 g [Wilder, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.196, report]; 1416 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]",,,
Melchior Meyr,Q105899,m,1810-06-28,1871-04-22,60,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1415,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,100,7.6,1415,1415,0,1,"1415 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1415 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1415 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,
Philip Leidy,Q138605626,m,1838-12-29,1891-04-29,52,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1415,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,70,5.2,1415,1415,0,1,"1415 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,One of Spitzka's six studied brains
Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum,Q89210,m,1829-09-02,1890-10-31,61,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1410,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,95,7.2,1410,1410,0,1,"1410 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
George Grote,Q1364848,m,1794-11-17,1871-06-18,76,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1410,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,120,9.3,1410,1410,0,3,"1410 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1505 g [Marshall 1892, J. Anat. Physiol., as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.184, estimate]; 1410 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1410 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]; 1474 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, estimate]",140,160,
Johannes Huber,,m,1830,1879,49,spitzka-dates,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1409,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1354,men 40-50,55,4.1,1409,1409,0,1,"1409 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1409 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1409 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,
James B. Pond,Q6141353,m,1838-06-11,1903-06-21,65,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1407,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,92,7.0,1407,1407,0,1,"1407 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Charles Babbage,Q46633,m,1791-12-26,1871-10-18,79,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1403,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,113,8.8,1403,1403,0,2,"1403 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1403 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1403 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]; 1488 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, estimate]",,,
Jules Assézat,Q15970114,m,1832-01-21,1876-06-24,44,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1403,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1354,men 40-50,49,3.6,1403,1403,0,1,"1403 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1403 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Carl von Kupffer,Q63111,m,1829-11-02,1902-12-16,73,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1400,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,110,8.5,1400,1400,0,1,"1400 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Louis-Adolphe Bertillon,Q2527149,m,1821-04-01,1883-02-28,61,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1398,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,83,6.3,1398,1398,0,1,"1398 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1398 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Friedrich Goltz,Q67626,m,1834-08-14,1902-05-04,67,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1395,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,80,6.0,1395,1395,0,2,"1395 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1324 g [Ewald, via Schwalbe, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.201, nopia]",,,
Auguste Coudereau,Q61887147,m,1832-06-08,1882-07-19,50,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1390,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,45,3.4,1378,1390,12,2,"1390 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1378 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1378 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]",,,
William Whewell,Q333922,m,1794-05-24,1866-03-06,71,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1389,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,99,7.7,1389,1390,1,2,"1389 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1390 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1390 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Isaac Jones Wistar,Q6076550,m,1827-11-14,1905-09-18,77,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1389,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,99,7.7,1389,1389,0,1,"1389 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Henry Wilson,Q313302,m,1812-02-16,1875-11-22,63,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1389,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,74,5.6,1389,1389,0,1,"1389 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,Spitzka printed 1841-1902; Vice-President Henry Wilson lived 1812-1875
Dezső Szilágyi,Q375945,m,1840-04-01,1901-07-30,61,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1380,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,65,4.9,1380,1380,0,1,"1380 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Nicolaus Rüdinger,Q74485,m,1832-03-25,1896-08-25,64,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1380,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,65,4.9,1380,1380,0,1,"1380 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Hermann von Schmid,Q698172,m,1815-03-30,1880-10-19,65,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1374,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,59,4.5,1374,1374,0,1,"1374 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Abel Hovelacque,Q318444,m,1843-11-14,1896-02-14,52,wikidata,Public life,reliable (Table I),1373,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,28,2.1,1373,1373,0,1,"1373 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm Bischoff,Q65283,m,1807-10-28,1882-12-05,75,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1370,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,80,6.2,1370,1370,0,1,"1370 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Chevé (first name not given),,m,,,,,Unknown,reliable (Table I),1365,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,,,,,1365,1365,0,1,"1365 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,Member of the Paris mutual autopsy society
Samuel D. Gross,Q1512038,m,1805-07-08,1884-05-06,78,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1361,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,71,5.5,1361,1361,0,1,"1361 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Karl Friedrich Hermann,Q77602,m,1804-08-04,1855-12-31,51,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1358,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,13,1.0,1358,1358,0,1,"1358 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1358 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1358 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1358 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1358 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,Philologist
Justus von Liebig,Q16571,m,1803-05-12,1873-04-18,69,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1352,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,37,2.8,1352,1352,0,2,"1352 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1450 g [Bischoff 1880 p.139, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.186, estimate]; 1352 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1352 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",165,180,
Schlagintweit (Hermann or Robert),,m,,,51,spitzka-table,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1352,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,7,0.5,1352,1352,0,1,"1352 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,Ammon gave no first name
Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer,Q683058,m,1790-12-10,1861-04-26,70,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1349,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,59,4.6,1349,1349,0,1,"1349 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1349 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1349 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]",,,
John Hughes Bennett,Q6240327,m,1812-08-31,1875-09-25,63,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1332,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,17,1.3,1332,1332,0,1,"1332 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1332 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,
Max von Pettenkofer,Q44993,m,1818-12-03,1901-02-10,82,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1320,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1285,men 80-,35,2.7,1312,1320,8,2,"1320 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1312 g [Daffner 1902, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.198, report]",,,
Johann Zeyer,,m,,,56,spitzka-table,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1320,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,-25,-1.9,1310,1320,10,2,"1320 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1310 g [Matiegka (communication), as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.204, report]",,,"Architect, brother of the poet Julius Zeyer"
Senzel (first name not given),,m,,,50,spitzka-table,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1312,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,-33,-2.4,1312,1312,0,1,"1312 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1312 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,Sculptor
Josef Jiří Kolár,Q1960643,m,1812-12-09,1896-01-31,83,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1300,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1285,men 80-,15,1.1,1300,1300,0,1,"1300 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1300 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.38-39, report]",,,Dramatist
Robert Edmond Grant,Q679861,m,1793-11-11,1874-08-23,80,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1290,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1285,men 80-,5,0.4,1290,1290,0,2,"1290 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1290 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1290 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]; 1382 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, estimate]",,,Spitzka called him a mathematician (text) and astronomer (table); Marshall's UCL series and the age of 80 fit the zoologist R. E. Grant
Walt Whitman,Q81438,m,1819-05-31,1892-03-26,72,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1282,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,-8,-0.6,1228,1282,54,2,"1282 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1228 g [In re Walt Whitman (1893) and C. K. Mills, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.195, report]",,,
Robert Cory,Q25714073,m,1844-00-00,1900-03-19,56,wikidata-years,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1276,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,-69,-5.1,1276,1276,0,1,"1276 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,"Printed ""Gory"" in the table"
José María Guardia,,m,1830,1897,67,spitzka-dates,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1272,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,-43,-3.3,1272,1272,0,1,"1272 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Madame Leblais,,f,,,,,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1260,"Hervé (communication), as quoted by Spitzka 1907",206,,,,,1260,1260,0,1,"1260 g [Hervé (communication), as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.206, report]",,,Educator and orator
Édouard Séguin,Q274462,m,1812-01-20,1880-10-28,68,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1257,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,-58,-4.4,1257,1257,0,1,"1257 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Friedrich Tiedemann,Q64049,m,1781-08-23,1861-01-22,79,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1254,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,-36,-2.8,1254,1294,40,3,"1254 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1422 g [Bischoff 1864/1880, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.182, estimate]; 1254 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1254 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1254 g [Wagner 1862, Vorstudien II, p.93, report]; 1254 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]; 1294 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.5, report]",,,
Ernst von Lasaulx,Q91982,m,1805-01-01,1861-01-01,56,wikidata-years,Writers and thinkers,reliable (Table I),1250,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1345,men 50-60,-95,-7.1,1250,1250,0,1,"1250 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1250 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1250 g [Bischoff 1880, Tabelle I, p.Tabelle I, page unnumbered (Lauf.-No. 51), report]",,,
Marie Bittner,,f,,,,,"Music, art and stage",reliable (Table I),1250,"Hlava, as quoted by Spitzka 1907",206,,,,,1250,1250,0,1,"1250 g [Hlava, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.206, report]; 1250 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.39, report]",,,Actress
Jean-Baptiste Vincent Laborde,Q21064770,m,1830-12-04,1903-04-05,72,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1234,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,-56,-4.3,1234,1234,0,1,"1234 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Albert Einstein,Q937,m,1879-03-14,1955-04-18,76,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,reliable (Table I),1230,"Men et al. 2014, Brain 137(4) e268, Table 1 (citing Anderson and Harvey 1996)",,1290,men 70-80,-60,-4.6,1230,1230,0,1,"1230 g [Men et al. 2014, Brain 137(4) e268, Table 1 (citing Anderson and Harvey 1996), report]",,,Weighed by pathologist Thomas Harvey in 1955
Ludwig von Buhl,Q5589685,m,1816-01-04,1880-07-30,64,wikidata,Medicine,reliable (Table I),1229,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1315,men 60-70,-86,-6.6,1229,1229,0,1,"1229 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann,Q73070,m,1782-02-22,1859-12-26,77,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1226,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,-64,-5.0,1226,1266,40,2,"1226 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1226 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.129, report]; 1266 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, report]; 1226 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.33, report]; 1226 g [Wagner 1862, Vorstudien II, p.93, report]; 1226 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,
Benjamin G. Ferris,Q4888686,m,1802-01-01,1891-02-21,89,wikidata-years,Public life,reliable (Table I),1225,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1285,men 80-,-60,-4.7,1225,1225,0,1,"1225 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]",,,
Franz Joseph Gall,Q57511,m,1758-03-09,1828-08-22,70,wikidata,Life and earth science,reliable (Table I),1198,"Spitzka 1907, Table I",211,1290,men 70-80,-92,-7.1,1198,1198,0,2,"1198 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I, p.211, report]; 1500 g [Spitzka 1907, p.208, estimate]",,,
Frank Collier,,m,,,45,spitzka-table,Public life,died insane (separate list),1720,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1354,men 40-50,366,27.1,1720,1720,0,1,"1720 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]",,,Chicago attorney; died insane
Wilhelm Steinitz,Q102648,m,1836-05-17,1900-08-12,64,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",died insane (separate list),1462,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1315,men 60-70,147,11.1,1462,1462,0,1,"1462 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]",,,Chess champion; died insane
Richard Altmann,Q66550,m,1852-03-12,1900-12-08,48,wikidata,Life and earth science,died insane (separate list),1460,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1354,men 40-50,106,7.9,1460,1460,0,1,"1460 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]",,,Died insane
Gaetano Donizetti,Q101698,m,1797-11-29,1848-04-08,50,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",died insane (separate list),1391,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1345,men 50-60,46,3.4,1391,1391,0,1,"1391 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]",,,Died insane
Robert Schumann,Q7351,m,1810-06-08,1856-07-29,46,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",died insane (separate list),1352,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1354,men 40-50,-2,-0.1,1105,1475,370,3,"1352 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]; 1475 g [Richarz, as quoted by Schaafhausen (Archiv f. Anthrop. XVI) and Spitzka 1907, p.181, report]; 1105 g [Spitzka 1907, reading Richarz's ""7 ounces ... less than is usual"", p.181, report]",,,Died insane
Ludwig II of Bavaria,Q44039,m,1845-08-25,1886-06-13,40,wikidata,Public life,died insane (separate list),1349,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1354,men 40-50,-5,-0.3,1349,1349,0,1,"1349 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]",,,Died insane (as Spitzka grouped him)
Bedřich Smetana,Q48173,m,1824-03-02,1884-05-12,60,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",died insane (separate list),1250,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane)",212,1315,men 60-70,-65,-5.0,1250,1250,0,1,"1250 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (died insane), p.212, report]; 1250 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.38, report]",,,Died insane
Oliver Cromwell,Q44279,m,1599-04-25,1658-09-03,59,wikidata,Public life,doubtful,2330,"Spitzka 1907, from a 1702 account (Schuchardt)",206,1345,men 50-60,985,73.2,2231,2330,99,4,"2330 g [Spitzka 1907, from a 1702 account (Schuchardt), p.206, report]; 2233 g [Spitzka 1907, from a 1702 account (Schuchardt), p.206, report]; 2231 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain (text, quoting others), p.127, report]; 2238 g [Bischoff 1880 (quoting others), p.135, report]; 2233 g [Wagner 1860 (quoting others), p.30, report]; 2330 g [Wagner 1860 (quoting others), p.94-95, report]; 2231 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 2231 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]",115,135,6½ pounds first printed 44 years after his death; Spitzka called it mythical
Lord Byron,Q5679,m,1788-01-22,1824-04-19,36,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,doubtful,2238,"Gazette de Santé 1825 (Miquel), converted by Spitzka 1907",206,1366,men 30-40,872,63.8,1807,2238,431,4,"2238 g [Gazette de Santé 1825 (Miquel), converted by Spitzka 1907, p.206, report]; 1924 g [Gazette de Santé 1825 (Miquel), converted by Spitzka 1907, p.207, report]; 1807 g [Gazette de Santé 1825 (Miquel), converted by Spitzka 1907, p.207, report]; 2238 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain (text, quoting others), p.127, report]; 2233 g [Bischoff 1880 (quoting others), p.135, report]; 1807 g [Wagner 1860, Vorstudien I, p.32, report]; 2238 g [Wagner 1860 (quoting others), p.30, report]; 2238 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 2238 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]; 1807 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.6, report]",170,180,"6 medicinal pounds, unit unknown; Spitzka put it with doubtful reports"
Otto von Bismarck,Q8442,m,1815-04-01,1898-07-30,83,wikidata,Public life,doubtful,1867,"Spitzka 1907, citing Mies 1895",215,1285,men 80-,582,45.3,1710,1867,157,3,"1867 g [Spitzka 1907, citing Mies 1895, p.215, capacity]; 1710 g [Spitzka 1907, citing Mies 1895, p.215, capacity]; 1807 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, capacity]",,,No autopsy found (Spitzka 1907): every figure is an estimate from head measurements taken in life
Friedrich Schiller,Q22670,m,1759-11-10,1805-05-09,45,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,doubtful,1785,"Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht",35,1354,men 40-50,431,31.9,1785,1785,0,1,"1785 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.35, report]",155,165,"Matiegka (1902) lists 1,785 g with no source; no weighing is on record"
Hermann von Helmholtz,Q60024,m,1821-08-31,1894-09-08,73,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,doubtful,1700,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1290,men 70-80,410,31.8,1420,1700,280,4,"1700 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1508 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1440 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1508 g [Spitzka 1907 Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1440 g [Spitzka 1907 Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1420 g [Matiegka 1902, Über das Hirngewicht, p.36, report]",,,Died of a brain haemorrhage; weight includes blood clots
Andrew Combe,Q206176,m,1797-10-27,1847-08-09,49,wikidata,Medicine,doubtful,1616,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1354,men 40-50,262,19.4,1616,1616,0,1,"1616 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]",,,
Johann Spurzheim,Q66522,m,1776-12-31,1832-11-10,55,wikidata,Life and earth science,doubtful,1559,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1345,men 50-60,214,15.9,1559,1559,0,2,"1559 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, capacity]; 1695 g [Spitzka 1907, p.208, estimate]; 1559 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1559 g [Thurnam 1866, Journal of Mental Science, p.34, report]",,,"Probably estimated from the skull, not weighed"
János Vajda,Q830795,m,1827-05-07,1897-01-17,69,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,doubtful,1500,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1315,men 60-70,185,14.0,1500,1500,0,1,"1500 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]",,,
Jean Maximilien Lamarque,Q580516,m,1770-07-22,1832-06-01,61,wikidata,Public life,doubtful,1449,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1315,men 60-70,134,10.2,1449,1449,0,1,"1449 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, capacity]; 1449 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]",,,"Probably estimated from the skull, not weighed"
Franz Schubert,Q7312,m,1797-01-31,1828-11-19,31,wikidata,"Music, art and stage",doubtful,1420,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1366,men 30-40,54,3.9,1420,1420,0,1,"1420 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1420 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.6, report]",,,No authority for the figure (Spitzka)
Joseph Leidy,Q461250,m,1823-09-09,1891-04-30,67,wikidata,Life and earth science,doubtful,1415,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1315,men 60-70,100,7.6,1415,1545,130,2,"1415 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1545 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]; 1545 g [Spitzka 1907, p.208, report]",,,45.5 oz or 54.5 oz: a copying error
Eduard Lasker,Q213981,m,1829-10-14,1884-01-05,54,wikidata,Public life,doubtful,1300,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1345,men 50-60,-45,-3.3,1300,1300,0,1,"1300 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, report]",,,"Figure cited by Lombroso, cannot be verified"
Emil Harless,Q109467,m,1820-10-22,1862-02-16,41,wikidata,Life and earth science,doubtful,1238,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1354,men 40-50,-116,-8.5,,,,1,"1238 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, estimate]; 1238 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, estimate]; 1238 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, estimate]",,,Estimated from the preserved brain
Ignaz Döllinger,Q67189,m,1770-05-27,1841-01-14,70,wikidata,Life and earth science,doubtful,1207,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1290,men 70-80,-83,-6.4,,,,1,"1207 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, estimate]; 1207 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, estimate]; 1207 g [Bischoff 1880, Das Hirngewicht des Menschen, p.136, estimate]; 1207 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.5, estimate]",,,Estimated from the preserved brain
Léon Gambetta,Q295090,m,1838-04-02,1882-12-31,44,wikidata,Public life,doubtful,1160,"Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful)",212,1354,men 40-50,-194,-14.3,1160,1294,134,6,"1160 g [Spitzka 1907, Table I (doubtful), p.212, fixed]; 1294 g [Duval 1886, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.190, estimate]; 1204 g [Duval 1886, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.190, estimate]; 1241 g [Duval 1886, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.190, estimate]; 1314 g [Krause 1888, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.190, estimate]; 1246 g [Duval 1886, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.190, estimate]; 1294 g [Donaldson 1895, The Growth of the Brain, Table 26, p.128, report]; 1160 g [Topinard 1885, Éléments d'anthropologie générale, p.545, report]; 1294 g [Retzius 1898, Biologische Untersuchungen N.F. VIII, p.2, report]",140,155,"Weighed 25 days after death, after embalming"
Caroline B. Winslow,Q37983074,f,1822-11-19,1896-12-07,74,wikidata,Medicine,not weighed fresh,1266,"Wilder, as quoted by Spitzka 1907",206,1170,women 70-80,96,8.2,1266,1266,0,1,"1266 g [Wilder, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.206, fixed]",,,Weighed after formalin
Sofya Kovalevskaya,Q184535,f,1850-01-15,1891-02-10,41,wikidata,Mathematics and physical science,not weighed fresh,1108,"Retzius 1900, Biol. Untersuch. N.F. IX, as quoted by Spitzka 1907",205,1214,women 40-50,-106,-8.7,1108,1108,0,2,"1108 g [Retzius 1900, Biol. Untersuch. N.F. IX, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.205, fixed]; 1385 g [Retzius 1900, as quoted by Spitzka 1907, p.205, estimate]",,,Weighed after four years in alcohol; Retzius estimated the fresh weight
Anatole France,Q42443,m,1844-04-16,1924-10-12,80,wikidata,Writers and thinkers,not weighed fresh,1017,"Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27)",4,1285,men 80-,-268,-20.9,1017,1017,0,1,"1017 g [Guillaume-Louis and Dubreuil-Chambardel, Le cerveau d'Anatole France (1924-27), p.4, fixed]",,,Weighed after embalming with a formol-alcohol injection; aged 80½ (the report)