Quote of the day
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
Carleton S. Coon
Born: June 23, 1904
Died: June 3, 1981 (aged 76)
Bio: Carleton Stevens Coon was an American physical anthropologist, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, lecturer and professor at Harvard University, and president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
Known for:
- The Races of Europe (1939)
- The Origin of Races (1962)
- Caravan: The Story of the Middle East (1951)