Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne (1806–75)

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Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne (1806–75)

Description

In 1862, the French physiologist Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne published a photographically illustrated study of facial expression. By applying an electric current, Duchenne was able to mechanically produce expressions, and to sustain them long enough to take photographs of several seconds exposure. With Duchenne’s permission, Darwin used eight of his illustrations in Expression – the correspondence shows that Duchenne refused payment on the grounds of his admiration for Darwin’s research.

Rights

Believed to be in the public domain, image credit: U.S. National Library of Medicine

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Citation

“Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne (1806–75),” Darwin Behind the Scenes, accessed March 29, 2024, https://darwinbehindthescenes.omeka.net/items/show/43.