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The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.

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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
Inventor
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Mathematician
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Physician
Psychiatrist
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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