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The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.

Maria Montessori

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