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George Combe

Scottish phrenologist

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Images from the collections

Images by George Combe

11 images from works
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • Phrenological chart with portraits of historical figures and illustrations of skulls exhibiting racial characteristics. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley, authored by C. Donovan, c. 1850.
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • A system of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Outlines of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.

Images featuring George Combe

6 images from works
  • George Combe. Mezzotint by R. M. Hodgetts after Sir D. Macnee.
  • George Combe. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1878, after Sir D. Macnee.
  • George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.
  • George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.
  • George Combe lecturing on phrenology to a mixed audience in his Edinburgh home?; presented as a monkey with a phrenological head. Lithograph.
  • George Combe. Mezzotint by R. M. Hodgetts after Sir D. Macnee.

Works from the collections

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103 works

    • Books
    • Online

    Traité de phrénologie ... / traduit de l'anglais avec des notes, par H. Lebeau, d'après la quatrième édition.

    Combe, George, 1788-1858 | Date: 1840
    • Books

    Elements of phrenology / By George Combe.

    Combe, George, 1788-1858. | Date: 1825
    • Books

    Remarks on national education / By George Combe.

    Combe, George, 1788-1858. | Date: 1847
    • Books
    • Online

    Education : its principles and practice / as developed by George Combe ; collated and edited by William Jolly.

    Combe, George, 1788-1858. | Date: 1879
    • Books

    The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects ... / [George Combe].

    Combe, George, 1788-1858 | Date: 1835

Frequent collaborators

Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Glasgow University Library
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Related topics

Phrenology
Phrenology
Education - Philosophy
Characters and characteristics
Skull
United Kingdom
Religion and Science
Schools
Ethics
History, 19th Century

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