Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Mark Mazower
Born: February 20, 1958 (age 66)
Bio: Mark A. Mazower is a British historian. His expertise is Greece, the Balkans and, more generally, 20th century Europe. He is currently a professor of history at Columbia University in New York City.
Known for:
- Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century (1998)
- Hitler's empire (2008)
- Governing the World: The History of an Idea (2012)
- Salonica, city of ghosts (2004)
- The Balkans (2002)