The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for

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eugenicist

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and

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anthropologist , is used in

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and medicine to determine the shades of

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. The scale uses the following designations:

Earlier scale

An earlier version of the scale created by

, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations:

References

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Earlier scale

See also

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