Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Mark Mazower

Born: February 20, 1958 (age 67)
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)






