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Specifically the last sentence: It took many years for Eugene's success to counteract his reputation among Gauss's friends and colleagues. As a parent, you jus
by sillysaurus3 12y ago
Specifically the last sentence: It took many years for Eugene's success to counteract his reputation among Gauss's friends and colleagues.
As a parent, you just don't do that to your children. Apparently Gauss badmouthed him regularly, to the point where he acquired a reputation outside of the family.
I think part of the general confusion is that "mean" and "fail" are both hard to define.
- mafribe 12y agoMaybe CF Gauss had a realistic appreciation of his son's personality. I don't know. Why should parents lie about their children? You are projecting contemporary parental attitudes where little darling cannot possibly do / be wrong on somebody who lived more than 2 centuries earlier, and had six children.