Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
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