Physiognomy

Physiognomy (from the Greek: φύσις, physis, "nature" + gnomy, "opinion, knowledge"), also known as Anthroposcopy or simply Face Reading, is a hypothesis that supposes to individual characteristics are manifested in a person's physical form, in particular the shape of their facial profile and other measures of the facial form.

See also

• Phrenology, a form of physiognomy devised by German anatomist Franz Joseph Gall using measurements of the skull to delineate positive and negative traits
• Morphopsychology, a form of physiognomy devised by French psychiatrist Louis Corman
• Prosopology, a form of physiognomy devised by French physician Roger Ermiane