Joseph Rodes Buchanan | |
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| Born | December 11, 1814 Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1899 (aged 85) San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
| Employer | Eclectic Medical Institute |
| Spouse |
Anne Rowan (m. 1841) |
Joseph Rodes Buchanan (December 11, 1814 – December 26, 1899) was an American physician and professor of physiology at the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Buchanan proposed the terms Psychometry (soul measurement) and Sarcognomy for psychic abilities he claimed humans had. His promotion of paranormal powers in humans caught the public imagination of the period.