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.
Pieter Geyl

Born: December 15, 1887
Died: December 31, 1966 (aged 79)
Bio: Pieter Catharinus Arie Geyl was a Dutch historian, well known for his studies in early modern Dutch history and in historiography.
Known for:
- Napoléon, for and against (1949)
- Orange and Stuart, 1641-1672
- From Ranke to Toynbee (1952)
- Debates with historians (1955)
- Revolt of the Netherlands, 1555-1609 (1932)






