Quote of the day
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
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)