Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Patrick Geddes
Born: October 2, 1854
Died: April 17, 1932 (aged 77)
Bio: Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
Known for:
- Cities in evolution (1915)
- The life and work of Sir Jagadis C. Bose (1920)
- The Evolution of Sex (1889)
- The civic survey of Edinburgh
- Civics: As Applied Sociology