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23 july 1941 beaucoup , illinois , u.s. united states of america 17 march 1872 george e coghill.jpg george e. coghill
 george ellett coghill
george e. coghill

george ellett coghill -lrb- march 17 , 1872 -- july 23 , 1941 -rrb- was an american philosopher anatomist best known for his work relating neuromuscular system development with movement patterns in embryos .
coghill performed much of the empirical work supporting the theory that development of movement is not simply the accumulation of individualized reflexes , but rather a result of the differentiation of generalized total movement .
