A study of British genius / by Havelock Ellis.

  • Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939.
Date:
1904
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A study of British genius / by Havelock Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    17/328
    V. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. PAGE The frequency of constitutional delicacy in infancy and childhood— Tendency of those who were weak in infancy to become robust later—The prevalence of precocity—University education—The frequency of prolonged residence abroad in early life . . . 133 VI. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. Celibacy—Average age at marriage—Tendency to marry late—Age of eminent women at marriage—Apparently a greater tendency to celibacy among persons of ability than among the ordinary popu¬ lation— Marriage—Fertility and sterility alike pronounced— Average size of families—Proportion of children of each sex . . 152 VII. DURATION OF LIFE. The fallacy involved in estimating the longevity of eminent men—The real bearing of the data—Mortality at different ages . . • I7I VIII. PATHOLOGY. Relative ill-health—Consumption—The psychology of consumption— Gout—Its extreme frequency in men of ability—The possible reasons for the association between gout and ability—Other uric acid diseases—Asthma and angina pectoris—Insanity—The question of its significance—Apparent rarity of grave nervous diseases— Frequency of minor nervous disorders—Stammering—Its signifi¬ cance—High-pitched voice — Spasmodic movements — Illegible handwriting—Short sight—Awkwardness of movement . . .177 IX. STATURE. Nature of the data—Tendency of British men of ability to vary from the average in the direction of short and more especially of tall stature —Apparent deficiency of the medium-sized ..... 204