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Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.
Maria Montessori
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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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