Quote of the day
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
John Jeremiah Bigsby
Born: August 14, 1792
Died: February 10, 1881 (aged 88)
Bio: John Jeremiah Bigsby, M.D., F.R.S, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., was an English physician who became known for his work on geology, an interest developed while on military service in Lower and Upper Canada, 1818-1826. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Known for:
- The Shoe and Canoe