Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Fernand Braudel

Born: August 24, 1902
Died: November 27, 1985 (aged 83)
Bio: Fernand Braudel was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on three main projects: The Mediterranean, Civilization and Capitalism, and the unfinished Identity of France.
Known for:
- The Mediterranean in the ancient world
- A History of Civilizations
- The Perspective of the World (1979)