Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Franz Karl Achard
Born: April 28, 1753
Died: April 20, 1821 (aged 67)
Bio: Franz Karl Achard was a German chemist, physicist and biologist. His principal discovery was the production of sugar from sugar beets.