Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Giacomo Beltrami

Born: 1779
Died: January 6, 1855 (aged 76)
Bio: Giacomo Costantino Beltrami was an Italian jurist, author, and explorer, best known for claiming to have discovered the headwaters of the Mississippi River in 1823 while on a trip through much of the United States. Beltrami County in Minnesota is named for him.
Known for:
- A pilgrimage in Europe and America (1828)