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A certain excessiveness seems a necessary element in all greatness.

Harvey Cushing

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Harvey Cushing
Age: 70 †
Born: 1869
Born: April 8
Died: 1939
Died: October 8
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Harvey W. Cushing
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