Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Geoffrey Barraclough
Born: May 10, 1908
Died: December 26, 1984 (aged 76)
Bio: Geoffrey Barraclough was an English historian, known as a medievalist and historian of Germany.
Known for:
- The Times Atlas of World History (1978)
- The Origins of Modern Germany (1946)
- The Medieval Papacy (1968)
- An Introduction to Contemporary History (1964)