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Orson S. Fowler

American phrenologist and lecturer (1809–1887)
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Orson S. Fowler
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 11, 1809
Date of death
August 18, 1887
Place of birth
Cohocton
Place of death
Sharon
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
phrenologist, lecturer, publisher
Educated at
Amherst College[12]
Father
Horace Fowler[9]
Mother
Martha Howe[10]
Sibling
Charlotte Fowler Wells, Lorenzo N. Fowler[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Family name
Fowler[14]
Given name
Orson, Squire[15][16]
Place of burial
Philadelphia[8]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Orson Fowler en Orson S. Fowler en Orson Squire Fowler en O. S. Fowler cs O. S. (Orson Squire) Fowler cs Orson Squire Fowler de Orson Squire Fowler
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000119989961
VIAF cluster ID
41931671
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50023135
GND ID
1089611102
American National Biography ID
2000366
Angelicum ID
6077
ArchINFORM person/group ID
134255
Artists of the World ID
40398337
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12432289c
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02148194
CONOR.SR ID
21356647
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10029842
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791700527360
Darwin Correspondence ID
5685
FAST ID
7564
FamilySearch person ID
KGCQ-1QC
Find a Grave memorial ID
50020351
Freebase ID
/m/05x7fkm
Geni profile ID
6000000000123038957
Goodreads author ID
6020696
Grove Art Online ID
T029146
IdRef ID
033459401
J9U entity ID
987007443904405171
KBR person ID
14232739
Libraries Australia ID
35096973
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
104040
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0701857X
NDL Authority ID
00770251
NL CR AUT ID
xx0087681
NLA Trove people ID
825644
National Library of Portugal ID
911797
National Virtual Library of India ID
802859, 599967
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
117140031
Obálky knih ID
xx0087681
Online Books Page author ID
Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887
Open Library ID
OL159526A, OL5596807A, OL5603637A, OL5470588A
OpenMLOL author ID
446544
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095831424
Parsifal cluster ID
70299
Prabook ID
2115764
Project Gutenberg author ID
36270
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
8379
SBN author ID
BA1V003541
SNAC ARK ID
w6p55w63
UK National Archives ID
F66751
Union List of Artist Names ID
500075797
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kujc3eue
WikiTree person ID
Fowler-16749
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9wTVy7vY3KkYxhQgqcP
Yale LUX ID
person/3ecfc3ea-264e-492f-9351-1ca2573de29b

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Occupation 2
publisher, lecturer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Amherst College
Family name 1
Fowler
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cohocton
Place of burial 1
Philadelphia
Place of death 1
Sharon
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Orson S. Fowler was born on October 11, 1809[1], in Cohocton[2]. He died on August 18, 1887[3], in Sharon[4]. He worked as a phrenologist[5], lecturer[6], and publisher[7].

FAQs

Where was Orson S. Fowler born?

Orson S. Fowler was born in Cohocton[2].

Where did Orson S. Fowler die?

Orson S. Fowler passed away in Sharon[4].

Who were Orson S. Fowler's parents?

Orson S. Fowler's father was Horace Fowler[9]. Orson S. Fowler's mother was Martha Howe[10].

What did Orson S. Fowler do for work?

Orson S. Fowler worked as a phrenologist[5], lecturer[6], and publisher[7].

Where did Orson S. Fowler go to school?

Orson S. Fowler was educated at Amherst College[12].

Related Entities

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  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL159526A, OL5596807A, OL5603637A +1
    "Open Library ID, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL5470588A → OL159526A, OL5603637A → OL159526A, OL5596807A → OL159526A (target alread"
  2. 29d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL159526A, OL5596807A, OL5603637A +1
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5603637A, batch #290734"
  3. 4w ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL159526A, OL5596807A, OL5603637A +1
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5596807A, batch #290620"
  4. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 5685
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 5685, batch #258229"
  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Horace Fowler
    Place of death → Sharon
    Sex or gender → male
    Writing language → English
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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