Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Georges Cuvier
Born: August 23, 1769
Died: May 13, 1832 (aged 62)
Bio: Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "Father of paleontology".
Known for:
- Le Règne Animal (1817)
- Essay on the theory of the earth