Lavater

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

/ ˈlɑ vɑ tər, lɑˈvɑ tər /

Jo·hann Kas·par

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

Example sentences 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