Quote of the day
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
George Rolleston
Born: July 30, 1829
Died: June 16, 1881 (aged 51)
Bio: George Rolleston MA MD FRCP FRS was an English physician and zoologist. He was the first Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to be appointed at the University of Oxford, a post he held from 1860 until his death in 1881.
Known for:
- Report on Smyrna (1856)
- The Harveian Oration, 1873 (1873)