Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Alfred Harker

Born: February 19, 1859
Died: July 28, 1939 (aged 80)
Bio: Alfred Harker was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye.
Known for:
- The Natural History of Igneous Rocks (1909)
- Petrology for Students (1895)
- BALA VOLCANIC SERIES OF CAERNA
- Notes on Geological Map-reading (1920)