George Combe
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1788 – 1858
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Who was George Combe?
George Combe was the leader of – and the spokesman for – the phrenological movement for more than twenty years. He founded the Edinburgh Phrenological Society in 1820 and was the author of the highly influential The Constitution of Man. Combe was trained in Scots law and had an Edinburgh solicitor's practice. In his later years, after an emotionally and financially fortunate marriage, Combe devoted himself to international travel in the promotion of phrenology.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1788
Edinburgh - Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Aug 14, 1858
Farnham
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on July 23, 2013
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