Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Mario Pei

Born: February 16, 1901
Died: March 2, 1978 (aged 77)
Bio: Mario Andrew Pei was an Italian-American linguist and polyglot who wrote a number of popular books known for their accessibility to readers without a professional background in linguistics.
Known for:
- The story of language (1952)
- A dictionary of linguistics (1954)
- One language for the world (1958)
- The families of words (1962)
- Languages for war and peace (1943)