The Physical Lincoln: Why

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I decided to build a wiki for the photographs of Abraham Lincoln while researching his unusual height and appearance.

The research ultimately disclosed that Lincoln and several members of his family had a genetic cancer syndrome called MEN2B. Lincoln was dying of cancer when he was shot. A new book, The Physical Lincoln, tells the story.

The MEN2B diagnosis emerged only after study of many Lincoln photographs. Evidence of the disease is visible in several.

Building the wiki was tedious. In the end, however, it proved so useful, and so revealing of Lincoln, that I decided to share it with everyone. Let me know if you find it useful. I am not sure I want to put much more time into it, but I could be convinced...