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 Romanes
Born: May 20, 1848
Died: May 23, 1894 (aged 46)
Bio: George John Romanes FRS was a Canadian-English evolutionary biologist and physiologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology, postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms between humans and other animals.
Known for:
- Mental evolution in animals (1883)
- A Candid Examination of Theism (1878)
- Animal Intelligence (1878)
- Thoughts on Religion