Notable Individuals
James Joyce had a daughter with schizophrenia and had many schizotypal traits. Albert Einstein had a son with schizophrenia and was also somewhat schizotypal and eccentric. Bertrand Russell had many family members with schizophrenia or psychosis: his aunt, uncle, son and grand-daughter.. Winston Churchill, Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Allan Poe suffered from bipolar disorder.
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“a notable prince that was called King John;
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