“Nancelius also reports that Ramus took a bath only once a year, but washed his hands, face and beard daily in a mixture of water and white wine.”
“Ramus is reputed to have had a very bad temper. Sometimes he even physically attacked his students, though apparently this did not prevent him from gaining many devoted disciples.”
He washed himself in wine, attacked his students, but gained a devoted following anyway. I’m not sure whether Ramus presents a cautionary tale or aspirational goals for those of us in the professorial career fields…
“Nancelius also reports that Ramus took a bath only once a year, but washed his hands, face and beard daily in a mixture of water and white wine.”
“Ramus is reputed to have had a very bad temper. Sometimes he even physically attacked his students, though apparently this did not prevent him from gaining many devoted disciples.”
He washed himself in wine, attacked his students, but gained a devoted following anyway. I’m not sure whether Ramus presents a cautionary tale or aspirational goals for those of us in the professorial career fields…