- Andrew Combe
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birth_date =27 October ,1797
birth_place =Edinburgh
death_date =9 August ,1847
death_place =Gorgie
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footnotes =Andrew Combe (1797-1847), Scottish
physiologist ; was born inEdinburgh on theOctober 27 ,1797 , and was a younger brother ofGeorge Combe .After attending the Royal High School, he served an
apprenticeship in asurgery , and in 1817 passed atSurgeon's Hall . He proceeded toParis to complete his medical studies, and whilst there he investigatedphrenology on anatomical principles. He became convinced of the truth of the new science, and, as he acquired much skill in thedissection of thebrain , he subsequently gave additional interest to the lectures of his brother George, by his practical demonstrations of theconvolution s. He returned to Edinburgh in 1819 with the intention of beginning practice; but being attacked by the first symptoms ofpulmonary disease , he sought to improve his health in the south ofFrance andItaly during the two following winters. He began to practise in 1823, and by careful adherence to the laws of health he was enabled to fulfil the duties of his profession for nine years. During that period he assisted in editing the "Phrenological Journal" and contributed a number of articles to it, defended phrenology before theRoyal Medical Society of Edinburgh , published his "Observations on Mental Derangement" (1831), and prepared the greater portion of his "Principles of Physiology Applied to Health and Education", which was issued in 1834, and immediately obtained extensive public favor.In 1836 he was appointed physician to King
Léopold I of Belgium , and removed toBrussels , but he speedily found the climate unsuitable and returned to Edinburgh, where he resumed his practice. In 1836 he published his "Physiology of Digestion", and in 1838 he was appointed one of the physicians extraordinary to the Queen in Scotland. Two years later he completed his last work "Physiological and Moral Management of Infancy", which he believed to be his best. His latter years were mostly occupied in seeking some alleviation of his disease at various health resorts; he spent two winters inMadeira , and tried a voyage to theUnited States , but was compelled to return within a few weeks of the date of his landing atNew York . He died atGorgie , near Edinburgh, on theAugust 9 ,1847 .His biography, written by George Combe, was published in 1850.
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