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Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. It is in the darker. It is in the darker regions of science that great men are recognized they are marked by ideas which light up phenomena hitherto obscure and carry science forward.

Claude Bernard

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Claude Bernard
Age: 64 †
Born: 1813
Born: July 12
Died: 1878
Died: February 10
Physician Writer
Physiologist
Politician
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Often
Mediocre
Science
Obscure
Light
Recognized
Ideas
Regions
Hitherto
Great
Carry
Darker
Men
Forward
Marked
Understanding
Phenomena
Knowledge
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