George Combe (21 October 1788 – 14 August 1858) was a Scottish lawyer and a spokesman of the phrenological movement for over 20 years.
George Combe
Scottish lawyer
George Combe was a Scottish lawyer and a spokesman of the phrenological movement for over 20 years. He founded the Edinburgh Phrenological Society in 1820 and wrote The Constitution of Man. After marriage in 1833, Combe devoted his later years to... Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1788, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: August 14, 1858 (age 69 years), Moor Park House, Tongham, United Kingdom
Partner: Cecilia Siddons (1833–)
Siblings: Andrew Combe
George Combe worked briefly as a lawyer and a brewer before devoting his career to the promotion of phrenology; a pseudo-science which explored the relation ...
Jan 6, 2017 ˇ George Combe (1788-1858) was the most prolific British phrenologist of the nineteenth century. Combe came from the large family (thirteen ...
George Combe (1788–1858). Phrenology enjoyed great popular appeal well into the 20th century but has been wholly discredited by scientific research.
The Phrenology Collection also includes rare editions of the works of George Combe (1788–1858), the most influential British phrenologist.
Nov 25, 2019 ˇ On the 14th August 1858, at the age of 70, George Combe passed away in Surrey, England. According to his wishes, his body was carried back to ...
George Combe was educated at Edinburgh High School and at Edinburgh University, where he studied law; he became a Writer to the Signet in 1812.
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Dec 28, 2020 ˇ COMBE, GEORGE (1788–1858), phrenologist, was born in Edinburgh on 21 Oct. 1788. He was one of the seventeen children of George Comb, ...
The Constitution of Man by George Combe (1828) was probably the most influential phrenological work of the nineteenth century.