Quote of the day
The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.
Ellen Churchill Semple
Born: January 8, 1863
Died: May 8, 1932 (aged 69)
Bio: Ellen Churchill Semple was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers. She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography.