Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
James Orton
Born: April 21, 1830
Died: September 25, 1877 (aged 47)
Bio: James Orton was an American naturalist who contributed much to the knowledge of South America and the Amazon basin.
Known for:
- The Andes and the Amazon (1870)
- Comparative zoology
- Liberal Education of Women (1873)