Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Jeffrey Burton Russell
Born: August 1, 1934
Died: April 12, 2023 (aged 88)
Bio: Jeffrey Burton Russell was an American historian and religious studies scholar.
Known for:
- Inventing the Flat Earth (1991)
- A history of witchcraft (1980)
- Witchcraft in the Middle Ages (1972)
- Lucifer, the Devil in the Middle Ages (1984)