History
Graphoanalysis is the system of handwriting analysis created by Milton N Bunker. He first studied handwriting analysis around 1913. By 1929 he had enough confidence in his system to form the American Grapho Analysis Society. In 1949 he incorporated the International Grapho Analysis Society (now the International Graphoanalysis Society or IGAS). Since 1961, IGAS has been the sole owner of all material, and intellectual property rights relating to Graphoanalysis.
While the roots of Graphoanalysis are in the writings of Abbe Michon, the influence of Crépieux-Jamin, and other European graphologers are visible, very little material published by Bunker, The American Grapho Analysis Society, or The International Graphoanalysis Society has acknowledged these roots.
During the late fifties, the Perspectograph was developed. This is a bar chart which shows the distribution of slant for upstrokes.
Circa 1962 The Green Sheet was developed. This sheet lists most of the traits defined by Graphoanalysis, under the area of personality which the trait affects. For example, Literary leanings is only found in the subsection Cultural Aptitudes. This sheet has been officially revised several times, the most recent being in 2002. Several former members of IGAS have released versions of this sheet, with a number of additions, and changes.
The Personality Wheel was developed in the early seventies. The original version (? 1974) correlated with the charts used for the Psychogram. Later versions diverged considerably from it. By 1978 it simply listed the traits, as found on The Green Sheet in a wheel.
In the early 1990s, IGAS changed the definition, and scoring of some traits, without providing any explanation. The most popular theory is that the changes were a result of litigation against a Graphoanalyst, regarding the validity of handwriting analysis.
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