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# Edward Anthony Spitzka

(1876–1922)   Anatomist

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Edward Anthony Spitzka was an anatomist.

## Quick Facts About Edward Anthony Spitzka

Born June 17, 1876

Died September 4, 1922

Profession Anatomist

Notable works A preliminary communication of a study of the brains of two distinguished physicians, father and son

## About Edward Anthony Spitzka

Edward Anthony Spitzka was an American anatomist who autopsied the brain of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of president William McKinley.

##  Quotes by Edward Anthony Spitzka

> [The relative importance of the white and gray matter is often misunderstood. Were it not for the manifold connection of the nerve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-anthony-spitzka/the-relative-importance-of-the-white-and-gray-matter-is-often/)

Edward Anthony Spitzka

[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/edward-anthony-spitzka-84978_brain_the-relative-importance-of-the-white-and_372701.jpg)

> [The idea that the bumps or depressions on a man's head indicate the presence or absence of certain moral characteristics in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-anthony-spitzka/the-idea-that-the-bumps-or-depressions-on-a-man-s-head-indicate-the/)

Edward Anthony Spitzka

[Absence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/)

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> [From study of known normal brains we have learned that there is a certain range of variation. No two brains are exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-anthony-spitzka/from-study-of-known-normal-brains-we-have-learned-that-there-is-a/)

Edward Anthony Spitzka

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