Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Bernard Lewis

Born: May 31, 1916
Died: May 19, 2018 (aged 101)
Bio: Bernard Lewis was a British American historian specializing in oriental studies. He is also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis is the Cleveland E.
Known for:
- What Went Wrong? (2002)
- The Crisis of Islam (2003)
- Islam and the West
- The Arabs in History
- The Emergence of Modern Turkey