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The circumstances surrounding the first study of human growth, published in 1754, are described. Jampert, who made this study, died young and his work was not recognised, indeed remained completely unknown between 1778 and 1981. The content of the work is briefly described.
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Tanner, J.M. The first study of human growth: Christian Friedrich Jampert. Int. J. Anthropol. 4, 19–26 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442863
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