physiognomy

Summary

physiognomy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month, #775 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• physiognomy is a type of biotypology^[2].
• physiognomy is a type of pseudoscience^[3].
• physiognomy's Commons category is recorded as Physiognomy^[4].
• physiognomy's said to be the same as is recorded as physiognomics^[5].
• physiognomy's said to be the same as is recorded as Q2916323^[6].
• physiognomy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physiognomy^[7].
• physiognomy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• physiognomy's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.^[9].
• physiognomy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• physiognomy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• physiognomy's different from is recorded as physiognomics^[12].
• physiognomy's practiced by is recorded as physiognomist^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include biotypology^[2] and pseudoscience^[3].

Why It Matters

physiognomy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month, #775 of 77,819).^[1] physiognomy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] physiognomy is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]