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$Léon Gambetta, an eminent French statesman and founder of the French Republic. When he died from a pistol wound, in 1882 ,at 44 years of age, his brain was found to weigh 40.9 ounces, whereas boys of 7 to 14 years of age average a fraction less than 46 ounces. Dr. Flint, in his “Physiology,” gives the average male brain in New York at a little over 50 ounces. Here we find one of the most powerful of the statesmen of his time with a receding forehead and exceedingly small brain.$

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Léon Gambetta, an eminent French statesman and founder of the French Republic. When he died from a pistol wound, in 1882
,at 44 years of age, his brain was found to weigh 40.9 ounces, whereas boys of 7 to 14 years of age average a fraction less than 46 ounces.
Dr. Flint, in his “Physiology,” gives the average male brain in New York at a little over 50 ounces. Here we find one of the most powerful of the statesmen of his time with a receding forehead and exceedingly small brain.

Author: Physiognomy Illustrated
or Nature's Revelations of Character
By Joseph Simms, MD
Published in 1887
Available from archive.org
Note Physiognomy is pseudoscience at best. Be warned.
Posted on: Wednesday 1 May 2024
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Keywords: Beards, French, Statesman
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