Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
H. W. Fowler

Born: March 10, 1858
Died: December 26, 1933 (aged 75)
Bio: Henry Watson Fowler was an English schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on the usage of the English language.
Known for:
- A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926)
- The King's English (1906)
- Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
- The King's English Abridged for School Use (1908)