Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Matthew Flinders
Born: March 16, 1774
Died: July 19, 1814 (aged 40)
Bio: Captain Matthew Flinders was an English navigator and cartographer, who was the leader of the first circumnavigation of Australia and identified it as a continent.
Known for:
- A Voyage to Terra Australis (1814)
- A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim