# William Frédéric Edwards

> William Frédéric Edwards (1777–1842) was a French physiologist, of Jamaican background, who was also a pioneer anthropologist. He has been called "the father of ethnology in France". He is remembered largely for his principle of the permanency of physical "types." He was also a leader in the new science of "linguistique" and proposed a new branch of comparative philology based on pronunciation.

*French physiologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1777
- **Died:** 1842
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 19.1 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Edwards](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edwards)
- [ويليام فريديريك إدواردز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B2)
- [ويليام فريديريك ادواردز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B2)
- [William Frédéric Edwards](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Edwards)
- [William Frédéric Edwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Edwards)
- [William Frederic Edwards](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederic_Edwards)
- [William Frederic Edwards](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederic_Edwards)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2152782)

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