Lavater

[ lah-vah-ter, lah-vah-ter ]

/ ˈlɑ vɑ tər, lɑˈvɑ tər /

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noun

Jo·hann Kas·par

[yoh-hahn kahs-pahr] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkɑs pɑr/, 1741–1801, Swiss poet, theologian, and physiognomist.

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Examples from the Web for lavater

Her remarks on Lavater seem really shallow, à la mode du genre feminin.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
The varied expressions of his countenance would have been a study to a Lavater.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848|Various
Goethe himself joined with Lavater in his "Essays on Physiognomy."
The Story of Switzerland|Lina Hug
Lavater saw his mistake; and it is but due to him to say, that he publicly apologised for it in the fullest and frankest manner.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon

Prefixed to the second volume is a letter from Lavater to the editor, with the editor's reply.
Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853|Various