The brief history of graphology document traces the origins and development of handwriting analysis from ancient times to the present. It notes that handwriting analysis was used by figures like Nero and Aristotle in ancient Rome and Greece. Formal study of graphology began in the 17th century with Camillo Baldi's book on judging character from handwriting. Graphology societies were established in Germany in 1800 and France in 1920. Today the practice of graphology is widely used around the world, especially in Europe where it is integrated into university curriculums.