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Hereditary Genius
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SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF 13 GREAT STATESMEN OF VARIOUS PERIODS AND
COUNTRIES GROUPED INTO 9 FAMILIES.
2
.
Arteveldt, James, and son John
S.
Mirabeau
F.
More, Sir Thomas
F.
2
.
De Witt, John, and brother Cornelius
B.
Adams
S. P.
3
.
Cecil, Robt.; father, Lord Burleigh; and cousin,
Lord Bacon
F. uS.
Colbert
U. B. 2S. 2N.
Guise, Due de
B. 2S. P. PS.
Richelieu
F, R BP. BPS. nS.
TABLE II.¹
DEGREES OF KINSHIP
Name of the
degree.
Corresponding letters.
A
B.
C.
D.
Father
13 F.
...
...
...
13
33
100
33.0
Brother
15 B.
...
...
...
15
39
150
26.0
Son
19 S.
...
...
...
19
49
100
49.0
Grandfather
6 G.
5 g.
...
...
11
28
200
14.0
Uncle
3 U.
4 u.
...
...
7
18
400
4.S
Nephew
6 N.
1 n.
...
...
7
18
400
4.5
Grandson
4 P.
0 p.
...
...
4
10
200
5.0
Great-grandfather
1 GF.
1 gF.
1 GF.
0 gF.
3
8
400
3.0
Great-uncle
1 GB.
1 gB.
0 GB.
0 gB.
2
5
800
0.6
First cousin
2 US.
3 uS.
0 US.
3 uS.
8
21
800
2.6
Great-nephew
0 NS.
1 nS.
1 NS.
0 nS.
3
5
800
0.6
Great-grandson
0 PS.
0 pS.
0 PS.
0 pS.
0
0
400
0.0
All more remote
14
...
...
...
14
37
...
...
First, have the ablest statesmen the largest number of able
relatives? Table I. answers this in the affirmative. There can be no
doubt, that its third section contains more illustrious names than the
first; and the more the reader will take the pains of analysing and
“weighing” the relationships, the more, I am sure, will he find this
truth to become apparent. Again, the Statesmen, as a whole,
1
For explanation refer to the similar table in p. 61.
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