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gives a figure showing the broad and complex configuration of the parieto-paroccipital 

 regions and mentions the superior degree of development of the subfrontal gyre on the 

 left side. Riidinger : Bclfr. z. Anat. d. Sprachcentrums, 1882, p. 43. 



63. WuELFERT, German jurist (Munich collection). Riidinger gives figures 

 showing superior development of the left subfrontal gyre and of the left insula as com- 

 pared with the corresponding regions on the right side. The length of the left sub- 

 frontal gyre is 23 mm. ; of the right, only 16 mm. The brain weighed 1485 grams. 

 Riidinger: Beitr. z. Anat. d. Sprachcentrums, 1882, pp. 38 and 44. 



64. Harter, German jurist (Munich collection). Riidinger briefly mentions the 

 good development of the subfrontal region. The brain-weight is not recorded. Riid- 

 inger: Beitr. z. Anat. d. Sprachcentrums, 1882, p. 44. 



65. ScHLAGiNTWEiT, German naturalist and explorer. As no initials are given in 

 Amnion's list, it is not clear whether Hermann von Schlagintweit (1826-1882) or his 

 brother Robert (1833-1885) is meant, as both were naturalists. In Amnion's list the 

 age is given as 51 years ; but as Hermann was 56 and Robert 53, this does not help us. 

 The brain-weight is given as 1352 grams. 0. Ammon : " Die natiirliche Auslese bei 

 den Menchen," p. 255. 



66. Bertillon, Adolphe (1821-1883), French anthropologist (Paris collection), 

 best known as a productive writer on anthropological topics. His chief faults were 

 said to be his difficulty in speaking, his wretched orthography and his inability to 

 distinguish one melody from another. In these respects Bertillon could almost have 

 been called an aphasic ; his attempts to speak in public met with scant approbation 

 and yet, deep in his mind, according to his intimate friends, he could appreciate 

 simile, metaphor and poesy. He has been called a "psychic orator," hampered by a 

 faulty emissary mechanism. These facts are interesting in the light of the post-mortem 

 findings in the examination of his brain. 



Bertillon's brain, immediately after removal, weighed 1398 grams. A plaster 

 endo-cranial cast was also made. The skull also seems to have been preserved. Ber- 

 tillon's stature was only 156 ctiii. After immersion in alcohol for four and a half 

 years the parts of the brain weighed as follows : 



Right hemicerebrum 406 grams 



Left hemicerebrum 434 grams 



Cerebellum, pons and oblongata 117 grams 



957 grams 



indicating a loss of 441 grams, or 31 i per cent. 



The cerebral fissures are quite tortuous and ramified. The preoperculum 



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