Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Edvard Westermarck
Born: November 20, 1862
Died: September 3, 1939 (aged 76)
Bio: Edvard Alexander Westermarck was a Finnish philosopher and sociologist. Among other subjects, he studied exogamy and the incest taboo.
Known for:
- The History of Human Marriage (1891)
- Ritual and Belief in Morocco (1926)
- Ethical Relativity (1932)
- Christianity and morals (1939)