Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer

Born: May 14, 1781
Died: June 14, 1873 (aged 92)
Bio: Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer was a German historian. He was the first scientific historian to popularise history in German. He travelled extensively and served in German legislative bodies.