Favr, V.G.: Anthropological Notes on Dahomean Women

Title

Antropologicheskie zametki o dagomeikakh, Sankt-Peterburg 1896 [on the front cover, the author is incorrectly named “V.E. Favr”]

Anthropological Notes on Dahomean Women

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Summary

Subtitle: The Dahomean female pelvis. The essay, which was presented before the members of the Kharkiv Medical Society in 1895, is an anthropological and anthropometric study of a group of twenty-two women from Dahomey, who arrived in Kharkiv as part of an ethnic show’s troup. After describing the general physical appearance of these women and providing notions on their character, Favr concentrates on the anthropometric measurements he took, with a special focus on the pelvis area.

Bio

Born in the Izium district in 1852, Favr grew up in Kharkiv, where he attended the Lavrovskii boarding school. He graduated from the local university as a doctor in 1876. During the Russo-Turkish War, he served as a resident of the Red Cross hospital for six months. In June 1877, he was appointed resident of the obstetric clinic at Kharkiv University under the supervision of Prof. Lazarevich, a position he held until 1881. In the same year he also became a member of the Kharkiv Medical Society. From 1883 to 1901 he worked as assistant director of the Kharkiv Obstetrics School. 

In addition to his medical practice, Favr was a known painter and a photographer. His works were presented at the exhibitions of the Artists’ Association of Kharkiv.

Sources

Khar’kovskoe Meditsinskoe Obshchestvo. 1861-1911: Ocherki ego piatidesiatiletnei deiatel’nosti, ed. by S. Igumnov, Khar’kov 1913, p. 519-520.

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