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.
Mary Fulbrook
Born: November 28, 1951 (age 73)
Bio: Mary Jean Alexandra Fulbrook, FRHistS, FBA is a British academic and historian. Since 1995, she has been Professor of German History at University College London.
Known for:
- A Concise History of Germany (1990)
- The People's State (2005)
- The divided nation (1991)
- German National Identity After the Holocaust (1999)