Diaz Montserrat, Llorente Mar, Asensi Victor
1 Department of Quantitative Economics, Oviedo University School of Economics, Oviedo, Spain.
2 Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo University School of Medicine, Oviedo, Spain.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 Nov;55(10):1456-1457. doi: 10.1177/1055665618760411. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834), distinguished English professor, is the father of modern demography and the most famous harelip carrier of history. Much is known of his orofacial cleft but nothing regarding its mysterious surgical correction. An 1833 portrait of Malthus by John Linnell, finished when he considered himself "handsome enough," for sitting does not show any upper lip scar. When this surgery took place? Although technically feasible in the 19th century, surgery of cleft lip and palate was complicated. Malthus would not risk his life to have his orofacial disability corrected shortly before his death. Linnell cunningly dissimulated his deformity.
托马斯·马尔萨斯（1766 - 1834），杰出的英国教授，是现代人口统计学之父，也是历史上最著名的唇裂患者。人们对他的口面部裂隙了解颇多，但对其神秘的手术矫正情况却一无所知。约翰·林内尔于1833年为马尔萨斯绘制的一幅肖像，当时他自认为“足够英俊”所以愿意坐着让人画像，画像中并未显示出任何上唇疤痕。这种手术是何时进行的呢？尽管在19世纪唇腭裂手术在技术上是可行的，但手术过程很复杂。马尔萨斯不会在临近死亡前冒险去矫正自己的口面部残疾。林内尔巧妙地掩饰了他的畸形。
