William Herbert Sheldon (1898–1977)
Author of Atlas of Men Guide for Somatotyping the Adult Male At all Ages
About the Author
Works by William Herbert Sheldon
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Sheldon, William Herbert
- Birthdate
- 1898-11-19
- Date of death
- 1977-09-17
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Brown University
University of Colorado
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Medical Center - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
- Place of death
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
It's a very weird book and the theory behind it is pseudoscience, but its quirky association of body type with animal totems and its strange mix of whimsy and truculence is amusing. I could see it being fairly useful for a writer trying to settle on a physical description of a male character or as a literary device for matching a character's physique with his personality. Unfortunately, there is no female equivalent--one was in the works, but got the kibosh.
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- Works
- 9
- Members
- 51
- Popularity
- #311,766
- Rating
- 4.5
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3