George Combe

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George Combe was a British lawyer and phrenologist known for his controversial use of pseudoscience to promote racist stereotypes about the Irish, claiming mental inferiority based on skull measurements during the early 19th century.

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British lawyer George Combe used the pseudoscience of phrenology to 'prove' Irish people were mentally inferior.

If you think you got your job on merit, I’m afraid I have some bad news – The Irish Times

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·

Ireland· 2026-08-06

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