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Mar 5, 2020 · 19th-century philosopher Jeremy Bentham appears as if frozen in time, his wax head, walking stick and period clothing lending the display an air of authenticity. But the most curious aspect...
Jeremy Bentham’s head at UCL. Courtesy UCL Collections. Science and the dilemma of death are explored in a groundbreaking new exhibition at University College London who are putting Jeremy Bentham’s preserved head on display for the first time in decades.
Mar 19, 2018 · The stuffed skeleton belongs to the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who died in 1832. But for well over a century, his "auto-icon"—an assemblage including his articulated skeleton surrounded by...
Oct 4, 2017 · The journey of Jeremy Bentham's head - YouTube. UCL. 36.2K subscribers. 155. 26K views 6 years ago. The auto-icon of Jeremy Bentham is on permanent public display at UCL, but for...
Oct 4, 2017 · According to The Telegraph, scientists have recently taken DNA samples from Bentham's head that will be used to study whether the philosopher might be posthumously diagnosed with Asperger’s...
Sep 1, 2015 · by Dylan Thuras September 1, 2015. Place. Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon. Bodies end up being preserved in many ways, for many reasons, and through many different means. Few are as unique as...
Bentham had originally intended that his head should be part of the Auto-Icon, and for ten years before his death (so runs another story) carried around in his pocket the glass eyes which were to adorn it.
