Destined for fame—But one would not think it

[摘要] Retrospective studies are often unsatisfactory because of the absence of important data. This is certainly true of biographies. For a pediatrician the study of the early life of persons destined for world fame is fascinating—though often disappointing because so often facts which one would particularly like to know about a person's childhood are unknown and unrecorded. Often, one feels biographical details are more anecdotal than factual; yet there is much to be learned from a study of the more useful biographies—and what one learns is not just a matter of interest. It is of much value in counselling distraught parents and teachers who are dismayed by the behavior, appearance, backwardness or poor progress of their charges.

[学科分类] 儿科学