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George Combe

Scottish phrenologist · Writers · Lived 1788 to 1858 · aged 69

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 (1828). After marriage in 1833, Combe devoted his later years to promoting phrenology internationally.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1788 to 1858 · aged 69