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How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.

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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Deprived
Men
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Childhood
Especially
Often
Nature
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