Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
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)






