Quote of the day
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities at least one can be a nuisance.
John Gould
Born: September 14, 1804
Died: February 3, 1881 (aged 76)
Bio: John Gould FRS was an English ornithologist and bird artist.
Known for:
- The Birds of Australia (1848)
- The Mammals of Australia (1845)
- Handbook to the Birds of Australia (1865)
- John Gould's birds of Great Britain
- The birds of Great Britain (1862)