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European War Meant to Shrink Nations' Physique and Mind
A historical analysis cites measurements by Galton and others showing Napoleonic wars reduced French stature, while Smith College data suggest American women outgrow their mothers. Brown University biologist Herbert Earene Walter argues war depletes germplasm and weakens future generations, with implications for Europe's and America's physical and mental capacities for generations.
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Francis Galton
Smith College
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March
Rome
Herbert Earene Walter
Brown University
Tefalof
Ebravenman
Germany
Napoleon
David-Sterr Jordan
Benjamin
William S. Sadler