Historedia
Person

Phineas Gage

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1848–1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Phineas Gage, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Phineas Gage survives a severe brain injury

    1848–1849

    Role: Railroad construction foreman

    1. 13 September 1848 · South of the village of Cavendish, VermontAccident at Cavendish

      Gage was directing a work gang blasting rock for the Rutland & Burlington Railroad when an iron rod was driven through his head.

    2. April 1849 · Cavendish, Vermont, where Gage returned to visit HarlowClinical Observations by Harlow

      Harlow noted physical symptoms including loss of vision and ptosis of the left eye, and a large scar on the forehead.

    3. November 1849 · BostonMedical Verification in Boston

      Bigelow brought Gage to Boston to verify the injury's authenticity, presenting him to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement.

Sources

  1. Phineas Gage Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06