Quote of the day
It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late.
Ellsworth Huntington
Born: September 16, 1876
Died: October 17, 1947 (aged 71)
Bio: Ellsworth Huntington was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth and economic geography.
Known for:
- Climate and civilization (1915)
- World-power and evolution (1919)
- Principles of Human Geography (1921)
- Palestine and its transformation (1911)
- The red man's continent (1919)