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.
George Bird Grinnell
Born: September 20, 1849
Died: April 11, 1938 (aged 88)
Bio: George Bird Grinnell was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1870 and a Ph.D. in 1880.
Known for:
- The Indian Volume 1
- George Bird Grinnell papers