Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Leopold von Ranke
Born: December 21, 1795
Died: May 23, 1886 (aged 90)
Bio: Leopold von Ranke was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history.
Known for:
- The theory and practice of history
- History of the Reformation in Germany
- The secret of world history
- History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations (1494 to 1514)