Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
John George Wood
Born: July 21, 1827
Died: March 3, 1889 (aged 61)
Bio: John George Wood, or Rev J. G. Wood,, was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings.
Known for:
- Animate creation
- The Popular Natural History (1876)
- The Common Objects of the Country (1858)
- The Fresh and Salt-water Aquarium (1868)