Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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)