1918

    Today at the ripe age of 22, I received  a degree in Zoology at the University of Neuchâtel. I finished my natural science studies in 1916, but now I have a doctoral degree for my research on mollusks.Just a few years ago when I was 15, I wrote an article, which led to a job offer at a natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland. I couldn't accept the job because I wanted to continue with my education. I can still remember when I first became interested in mollusks. I wrote many papers on them. I remember how I had to keep my age a secret when I submitted them to magazines so they could get published. Many of the editors thought that an author that was young had very little credibility  
    When I was young, my obsession with mollusks was such that I wrote a letter to the curator of  a local museum to ask if I could access its collection after hours. The curator gave me permission and I became a regular visitor. The curator and I became good friends. I was very pleased when I got a job there at the Nuechâtel’s Museum of Natural History. My work was well known among European students. They assumed I was an adult!
   I also remember how sick I became while I attended the university.I got sick because I was constantly writing and studying. I got so sick  that I had to take a break and retire to the mountains for a year in order to recover from my sickness. Fortunately, I recovered and, like I've already mentioned, I have my degree now.
                                
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                

mollusk

                                                        




                                                                
                                                            
                                                                            

                          

1907

      I am 10 and I am currently attending Neuchatel Latin High School. I come from a middle-class family, you could say. Many people have asked me who my greatest influence is and I answer my father. My father is a highly respected historian. I find his belief in the value of systematic work quite interesting.My relationship with my mother is rather difficult, but she is overall a warm person. I decided that I will write on here every now and then. I think I will mostly write about what my day has been like or my opinion on things I am interested in.     
     Today I sighted an albino sparrow. I decided to write a paper on it. The only place I could get the information  I needed to write this paper was at the University library. The librarian treated me like I was an ignorant child. I hope that when the librarian reads this paper she will see that I am no mere child.


   ---Later----

    Well I finished writing the paper. It was one page long but it got published! The librarian was quite surprised when she read it. The people who read it were also pleasantly surprised. They call me a child prodigy. I think this will be my launch to a great scientific career, but I am not sure. My next subject will be mollusks. They are such interesting creatures!

                                          
                                         

    

                                  

albino sparrow