Much reading has brought upon us a learned barbarism - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Much reading has brought upon us a learned barbarism

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About Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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