An Analytical Biography of a Great Mind- by Edward J. Kempf
- PART I
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 - Lincoln's Physical Constitution
- Hereditary Determination
- Hypersensitive Hypokinetic Constitution
- Meaning of Facial Asymmetries
- Fracture of Skull and Injury of Brain in Boyhood
- Diagnosis of Cerebral Lesion
- Diplopia and Eyestrain
- Borglum's Interpretation of Lincoln's Face
- Enigmatical Character of Facial Expression
- Preference for Photographs of Right Side of Face
- References
Chapter 1 - Lincoln's physical Constitution
The biographical analysis of the development of the personality and political philosophy of Abraham Lincoln is simplified and best facilitated by first considering his physical make-up and constitutional energic type as an adult, for evidence of genetic, endocrine, neural and other bodily determining factors. We can then advantageously follow his family origin and cultural development, with the decisive experiences of his life in correlation with his physical constitution.
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