The Myths and History of Red Hair

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Red Hair in Art: Thomas Cooper Gotch

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Thomas Cooper Gotch  (1854–1931) was an English painter and book illustrator loosely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement; he was the...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

Red Hair in Art: Frank Dicksee

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Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (27 November 1853 – 17 October 1928) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictur...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Red Hair in Art: Ferdinand Hodler

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Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) was a Swiss painter. He is one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century....
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Is red hair the result of sexual selection?

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As we have seen in a previous post , in the study by Rosalind Harding and colleagues Evidence for Variable Selective Pressures at MC1R (2000...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Do redheads synthesize vitamin D even without sun exposure?

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The study Increased 25(OH)D3 level in redheaded people: Could redheadedness be an adaptation to temperate climate?   was conducted in 2020 i...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

An original theory about the origin of red hair: boglands and nitrogen!

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I recently came across an original theory about the origin of red hair, which links this hair colour to boglands. You can download the paper...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Was red hair selected for fair skin? And how old are MC1R mutations?

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In this post we are going to see a couple of points of the study Evidence for Variable Selective Pressures at MC1R , by Rosalind Harding et ...
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