Timeline August 1828

Events in August 1828 3

• 1758 – 1828 Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) Died 22 August 1828, aged 70 Franz Joseph Gall was a physician and neuroanatomist who originated phrenology, the theory that mental faculties could be read from the shape of the skull. Though phrenology was later discredited as a diagnostic method, his work drew serious attention to localized brain function. He practiced for many years in Vienna before settling near Paris.
• 1828 Preliminary Convention of Peace creates Uruguay Argentina and Brazil agree to an independent buffer state Argentina and Brazil signed the Preliminary Convention of Peace in Rio de Janeiro, ending the Cisplatine War over the Banda Oriental. Both sides agreed to recognize the territory as an independent state rather than let either power annex it. This agreement laid the groundwork for the Republic of Uruguay, formally constituted the following year.
• 1828 French expedition lands in the Peloponnese Morea expedition aids Greek independence A French expeditionary force landed in the Peloponnese to compel the withdrawal of Ottoman-Egyptian troops still occupying the region. The intervention followed the allied naval victory at Navarino the previous year and helped secure the Greek mainland. French engineers and scientists accompanying the force also conducted early studies of the region's antiquities.