Joseph Millot Severn (1860-1942) was an English writer, historian, and phrenologist born in Codnor, Derbyshire.

[1] Severn was born in 1860[2] and worked as a phrenologist in Brighton.

He was President of the British Phrenological Association.

Severn wrote a number of books and funded some almhouses in his home village of Codnor.

Severn died at his home in Brighton in 1942.