Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Henry Thomas Buckle
Born: November 24, 1821
Died: May 29, 1862 (aged 40)
Bio: Henry Thomas Buckle was an English historian, the author of an unfinished History of Civilization, and a strong amateur chess player. He is sometimes called "the Father of Scientific History".
Known for:
- History of Civilization in England (1858)
- Miscellaneous and posthumous works (1855)
- Library illustrative of social progress
- MISC & POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF HEN
- INTRO TO THE HIST OF CIVILIZAT