Stephen Black wrote: >My name's not Michael, but one website says this, unattributed:
>"It is known that Darwin sometimes spoke with a stutter. Apparently, when >puzzled during a conversation he pronounced the first word of a sentence >with a slight stammer, mainly words starting with the letter "W". > http://www.aboutdarwin.com/darwin/WhoWas.html So I start reading David Leff's page on Darwin and immediately come across: "However, what is not widely known is what sort of a person Charles Darwin was." Eh? I think "what sort of person Darwin was" is something which is rather widely known, especially with the several biographies in recent times. But, to be fair, Leff has obviously done his homework on Darwin - though whether the stammer (he also writes "stutter", so which is it?) story is true remains to be seen, when Michael has done his research and reported back. -:) Michael Sylvester wrote: >Darwin,as a stutterer,is mentioned in variable sources as a famous person who >stuttered. But is this any more reliable than the numerous claims that Einstein was (i) dyslexic (ii) autistic, neither of which has any validity? Maybe it is, but I'd like to know what these "sources" are. Stephen wrote: >>The website belongs to David Leff, who describes himself as "an amateur >scholar of the History of Science". He would probably respond to a query >on his source I'm sure that is the case, but I'll leave that to someone who's really keen to find out. -:) Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
