The Curious Case of the London Troglodyte by Cat Bohannon - Roundtable | Lapham’s Quarterly
The Curious Case of the London Troglodyte by Cat Bohannon - Roundtable | Lapham’s Quarterly
Failing to recognize that albino African children were, in fact, the same species as European children, botanist Carolus Linnaeus tried in 1758 to purchase a teenage girl in London as a scientific specimen. He thought she was a troglodyte.
Failing to recognize that albino African children were, in fact, the same species as European children, botanist Carolus Linnaeus tried in 1758 to purchase a teenage girl in London as a scientific specimen. He thought she was a troglodyte.
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