George Combe

George Combe
George Combe, 1836
by Daniel Macnee
Born(1788-10-21)21 October 1788
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died14 August 1858(1858-08-14) (aged 69)
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forphrenology
Scientific career
Fieldsphrenology
writer

George Combe (21 October 1788 – 14 August 1858) 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.[1]

  1. ^ "George Combe – Encyclopedia". www.theodora.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.