Quote of the day
After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve.
Ferdinand Hoefer

Born: April 21, 1811
Died: May, 1878 (aged 67)
Bio: Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer was a German-French physician and lexicographer. He is now known for his many works on the history of science.






