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Roget made lists to fend off depression, biographer says
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His mother suffered dark depressions and tried to dominate his
life. His sister and daughter had severe mental problems, his father
and wife died young and a beloved uncle committed suicide in his
arms.
So what did Peter Mark Roget, the creator of Roget's Thesaurus,
do to handle all the pain, grief, sorrow, affliction, woe,
bitterness, unhappiness and misery in a life that lasted more than
90 years?
He made lists.
The 19th-century British scientist made lists of words, cre...
